Colombia vs Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth
Colombia
0.8533 WPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.8306 WPIA
in 2023
Colombia rank
6th
Costa Rica rank
9th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.8533 WPIA against 0.8306 WPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0227 WPIA.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Colombia ranks 6th and Costa Rica ranks 9th of 22 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6569 WPIA | 0.5173 WPIA | 0.1396 WPIA | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.7206 WPIA | 0.5458 WPIA | 0.1748 WPIA | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.8117 WPIA | 0.7893 WPIA | 0.0224 WPIA | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Colombia, at 0.8533 WPIA against 0.8306 WPIA in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 0.0227 WPIA, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth?
- Colombia ranks 6th and Costa Rica ranks 9th of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). 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