Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, both sexes
Costa Rica
99.6%
in 2024
Uruguay
99.3%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
2nd
Uruguay rank
5th
Completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, both sexes over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 99.6% against 99.3% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 2nd and Uruguay ranks 5th of 30 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.3% | 95.6% | 5.3% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 97.6% | 2.6% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 98.5% | 0.7% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, both sexes, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 99.6% against 99.3% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, both sexes between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.3%, 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, second quintile, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 2nd and Uruguay ranks 5th of 30 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary education, urban, second 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