Costa Rica vs GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes

Costa Rica
81.7%
in 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
37.4%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
32nd
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
32nd

Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 81.7% against 37.4% in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 44.3%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.2 times GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 32nd and GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 32nd of 95 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 Difference Ahead
2000s 39.0% 21.9% 17.2% Costa Rica
2010s 54.0% 30.5% 23.5% Costa Rica
2020s 74.3% 35.3% 39.1% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes, Costa Rica or GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Costa Rica, at 81.7% against 37.4% in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2024.
What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
44.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 32nd and GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 32nd of 95 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
134 places, 2,474 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release