Brazil vs Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile
Brazil
89.2%
in 2023
Costa Rica
89.5%
in 2024
Brazil rank
12th
Costa Rica rank
11th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 89.5% against 89.2% in Brazil, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Brazil ranks 12th and Costa Rica ranks 11th of 35 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.4% | 43.7% | 2.7% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 71.6% | 3.9% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 86.0% | 1.6% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 89.5% against 89.2% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile?
- Brazil ranks 12th and Costa Rica ranks 11th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile, female (%). 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