Costa Rica vs Spain: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity
Costa Rica
1.17 modelled data
in 2025
Spain
1.16 modelled data
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
40th
Spain rank
43rd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.17 modelled data against 1.16 modelled data in Spain, a difference of 0.01 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 40th and Spain ranks 43rd of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.01 modelled data | 1.02 modelled data | 0.0177 modelled data | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.03 modelled data | 1.12 modelled data | 0.089 modelled data | Spain |
| 2000s | 1.15 modelled data | 1.18 modelled data | 0.026 modelled data | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.17 modelled data | 1.16 modelled data | 0.0163 modelled data | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.17 modelled data | 1.15 modelled data | 0.0127 modelled data | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity, Costa Rica or Spain?
- Costa Rica, at 1.17 modelled data against 1.16 modelled data in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 0.01 modelled data, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Costa Rica ranks 40th and Spain ranks 43rd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). 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