Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female
Costa Rica
100.0%
in 2024
Uruguay
99.4%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
1st
Uruguay rank
4th
Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 100.0% against 99.4% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 4th of 34 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.4% | 98.2% | 2.8% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 98.3% | 0.6% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 98.8% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 100.0% against 99.4% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.6%, 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, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 4th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle 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