Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male
Costa Rica
95.5%
in 2024
Uruguay
95.7%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
15th
Uruguay rank
14th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 95.7% against 95.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Uruguay ranks 14th of 38 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.8% | 93.3% | 6.5% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 92.3% | 2.5% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 96.5% | 0.2% | 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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 95.7% against 95.5% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Uruguay ranks 14th 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