Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth
Costa Rica
0.8586 WPIA
in 2024
Dominican Republic
0.8742 WPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
11th
Dominican Republic rank
8th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 0.8742 WPIA against 0.8586 WPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0156 WPIA.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 11th and Dominican Republic ranks 8th of 21 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4855 WPIA | 0.6997 WPIA | 0.2142 WPIA | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 0.5478 WPIA | 0.7561 WPIA | 0.2083 WPIA | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 0.7585 WPIA | 0.8997 WPIA | 0.1412 WPIA | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 0.8742 WPIA against 0.8586 WPIA in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 0.0156 WPIA, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th and Dominican Republic ranks 8th 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