Brazil vs Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile
Brazil
97.9%
in 2023
Costa Rica
98.3%
in 2024
Brazil rank
8th
Costa Rica rank
6th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 98.3% against 97.9% in Brazil, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 8th and Costa Rica ranks 6th of 36 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.1% | 85.5% | 8.6% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 92.9% | 3.4% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.6% | 0.2% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 98.3% against 97.9% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile?
- Brazil ranks 8th and Costa Rica ranks 6th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile, male (%). 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