Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender
Costa Rica
1.06 GPIA
in 2024
Uruguay
1.05 GPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
16th
Uruguay rank
19th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.06 GPIA against 1.05 GPIA in Uruguay, a difference of 0.01 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 16th and Uruguay ranks 19th of 41 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 0.1405 GPIA | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 0.0231 GPIA | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 0.0549 GPIA | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 1.06 GPIA against 1.05 GPIA in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.01 GPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender?
- Costa Rica ranks 16th and Uruguay ranks 19th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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