Brazil vs Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity
Brazil
0.5925 WPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.7193 WPIA
in 2024
Brazil rank
12th
Costa Rica rank
9th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.7193 WPIA against 0.5925 WPIA in Brazil, a difference of 0.1268 WPIA.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Brazil ranks 12th and Costa Rica ranks 9th of 47 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1854 WPIA | 0.2342 WPIA | 0.0488 WPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.4107 WPIA | 0.3331 WPIA | 0.0776 WPIA | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.5833 WPIA | 0.56 WPIA | 0.0232 WPIA | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.7193 WPIA against 0.5925 WPIA in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.1268 WPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity?
- Brazil ranks 12th and Costa Rica ranks 9th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, 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