Costa Rica vs Samoa: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)
Costa Rica
52.7%
in 2025
Samoa
50.8%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
90th
Samoa rank
93rd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) over time
- Costa Rica
- Samoa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 52.7% against 50.8% in Samoa, a difference of 1.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 90th and Samoa ranks 93rd of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.3% | 32.7% | 0.3% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 32.1% | 36.7% | 4.6% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 41.4% | 3.9% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 45.3% | 1.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 49.6% | 2.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data), Costa Rica or Samoa?
- Costa Rica, at 52.7% against 50.8% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) between Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 1.9%, with Costa Rica 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, male (modelled data)?
- Costa Rica ranks 90th and Samoa ranks 93rd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (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