Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender
Costa Rica
1.03 GPIA
in 2024
Uruguay
1.04 GPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
15th
Uruguay rank
14th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1.04 GPIA against 1.03 GPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.01 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Uruguay ranks 14th of 42 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 | 1.09 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 0.0886 GPIA | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 0.0263 GPIA | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 0.0078 GPIA | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1.04 GPIA against 1.03 GPIA in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.01 GPIA, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Uruguay ranks 14th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, 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