Costa Rica vs Samoa: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Costa Rica
58.0%
in 2025
Samoa
61.2%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
89th
Samoa rank
87th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Costa Rica
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 61.2% against 58.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 89th and Samoa ranks 87th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.4% | 28.8% | 3.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 32.6% | 35.5% | 2.9% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 44.1% | 3.4% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 52.8% | 1.6% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 59.3% | 2.7% | Samoa |
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 Samoa?
- Samoa, at 61.2% against 58.0% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 3.2%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Samoa rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Costa Rica ranks 89th and Samoa ranks 87th 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