Costa Rica vs Peru: Completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity
Costa Rica
0.969 WPIA
in 2023
Peru
0.9869 WPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
6th
Peru rank
3rd
Completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.9869 WPIA against 0.969 WPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0179 WPIA.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 6th and Peru ranks 3rd of 22 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8147 WPIA | 0.7773 WPIA | 0.0374 WPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.8774 WPIA | 0.9268 WPIA | 0.0494 WPIA | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.9507 WPIA | 0.9847 WPIA | 0.0339 WPIA | Peru |
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 Peru?
- Peru, at 0.9869 WPIA against 0.969 WPIA in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity between Costa Rica and Peru?
- 0.0179 WPIA, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th and Peru ranks 3rd 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