Costa Rica vs Nigeria: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Costa Rica
58.0%
in 2025
Nigeria
57.8%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
89th
Nigeria rank
90th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Costa Rica
- Nigeria
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 58.0% against 57.8% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 89th and Nigeria ranks 90th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.4% | 29.9% | 2.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 32.6% | 38.4% | 5.7% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 48.1% | 7.4% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 52.2% | 1.0% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 56.0% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data), Costa Rica or Nigeria?
- Costa Rica, at 58.0% against 57.8% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Costa Rica and Nigeria?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nigeria?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Nigeria rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Costa Rica ranks 89th and Nigeria ranks 90th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (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