Costa Rica vs Egypt: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile
Costa Rica
98.3%
in 2024
Egypt
98.5%
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
6th
Egypt rank
5th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile over time
- Costa Rica
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 98.5% against 98.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Egypt ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 6th and Egypt ranks 5th of 36 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.0% | 94.2% | 3.3% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 95.0% | 1.3% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 98.5% | 0.7% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile, Costa Rica or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 98.5% against 98.3% in Costa Rica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile between Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 0.2%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Egypt rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th and Egypt ranks 5th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest 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