Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth
Costa Rica
0.8306 WPIA
in 2023
Paraguay
0.8073 WPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
9th
Paraguay rank
10th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.8306 WPIA against 0.8073 WPIA in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0233 WPIA.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 9th and Paraguay ranks 10th of 22 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 | 0.536 WPIA | 0.5063 WPIA | 0.0296 WPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.5504 WPIA | 0.7441 WPIA | 0.1937 WPIA | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 0.7893 WPIA | 0.885 WPIA | 0.0957 WPIA | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
- Costa Rica, at 0.8306 WPIA against 0.8073 WPIA in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0.0233 WPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th and Paraguay ranks 10th 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