Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile
Costa Rica
84.6%
in 2024
Uruguay
69.3%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
12th
Uruguay rank
15th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 84.6% against 69.3% in Uruguay, a difference of 15.3%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 24 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.0% | 45.0% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 57.4% | 49.1% | 8.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 69.9% | 7.5% | Costa Rica |
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 Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 84.6% against 69.3% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 15.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 24 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile, female (%). 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