Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth
Costa Rica
0.8586 WPIA
in 2024
El Salvador
0.8099 WPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
11th
El Salvador rank
12th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.8586 WPIA against 0.8099 WPIA in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0487 WPIA.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 11th and El Salvador ranks 12th of 21 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4816 WPIA | 0.5772 WPIA | 0.0955 WPIA | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.5458 WPIA | 0.6958 WPIA | 0.1499 WPIA | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.7585 WPIA | 0.781 WPIA | 0.0225 WPIA | El Salvador |
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 El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 0.8586 WPIA against 0.8099 WPIA in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.0487 WPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th and El Salvador ranks 12th 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