Costa Rica vs SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male
Costa Rica
78.7%
in 2024
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
29.7%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
32nd
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
34th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male over time
- Costa Rica
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 78.7% against 29.7% in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 49.0%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.7 times SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 32nd and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 34th of 94 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | SDG: Sub-saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.7% | 22.7% | 13.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 26.2% | 22.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 28.6% | 42.2% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, male, Costa Rica or SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Costa Rica, at 78.7% against 29.7% in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, male between Costa Rica and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 49.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 32nd and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 34th of 94 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (%). 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