Brazil vs Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both
Brazil
93.0%
in 2023
Costa Rica
94.3%
in 2024
Brazil rank
10th
Costa Rica rank
8th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 94.3% against 93.0% in Brazil, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 10th and Costa Rica ranks 8th of 49 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.6% | 69.3% | 14.3% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 85.5% | 4.0% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 93.3% | 93.8% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 94.3% against 93.0% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 1.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both?
- Brazil ranks 10th and Costa Rica ranks 8th of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both sexes (%). 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