Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity
Costa Rica
0.969 WPIA
in 2023
Paraguay
0.9786 WPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
6th
Paraguay rank
5th
Completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 0.9786 WPIA against 0.969 WPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0096 WPIA.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 6th and Paraguay ranks 5th of 22 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8147 WPIA | 0.8105 WPIA | 0.0041 WPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.8771 WPIA | 0.878 WPIA | 0.0008 WPIA | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 0.9507 WPIA | 0.9447 WPIA | 0.006 WPIA | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 0.9786 WPIA against 0.969 WPIA in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0.0096 WPIA, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th and Paraguay ranks 5th of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary education, rural, 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