Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male
Costa Rica
95.5%
in 2024
Paraguay
95.7%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
15th
Paraguay rank
13th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 95.7% against 95.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Paraguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Paraguay ranks 13th of 38 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.9% | 82.9% | 4.9% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 90.3% | 0.4% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 92.9% | 3.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 95.7% against 95.5% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0.2%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Paraguay ranks 13th of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release