Colombia vs Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth
Colombia
0.802 WPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.8586 WPIA
in 2024
Colombia rank
13th
Costa Rica rank
11th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.8586 WPIA against 0.802 WPIA in Colombia, a difference of 0.0566 WPIA.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 13th and Costa Rica ranks 11th of 21 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 | 0.6074 WPIA | 0.4792 WPIA | 0.1282 WPIA | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.6908 WPIA | 0.5478 WPIA | 0.143 WPIA | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.7822 WPIA | 0.7585 WPIA | 0.0237 WPIA | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.8586 WPIA against 0.802 WPIA in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 0.0566 WPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth?
- Colombia ranks 13th and Costa Rica ranks 11th of 21 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, 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