Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile
Costa Rica
84.4%
in 2024
El Salvador
75.4%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
11th
El Salvador rank
14th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 84.4% against 75.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 9.0%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 11th and El Salvador ranks 14th of 27 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 | 41.1% | 51.8% | 10.6% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 65.7% | 14.6% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 73.4% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 84.4% against 75.4% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 9.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th and El Salvador ranks 14th of 27 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). 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