Colombia vs Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity
Colombia
0.6253 WPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.7193 WPIA
in 2024
Colombia rank
11th
Costa Rica rank
9th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.7193 WPIA against 0.6253 WPIA in Colombia, a difference of 0.094 WPIA.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 11th and Costa Rica ranks 9th of 47 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3196 WPIA | 0.2274 WPIA | 0.0923 WPIA | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.4803 WPIA | 0.3275 WPIA | 0.1528 WPIA | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.6295 WPIA | 0.56 WPIA | 0.0695 WPIA | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.7193 WPIA against 0.6253 WPIA in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 0.094 WPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity?
- Colombia ranks 11th 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