Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female
Costa Rica
95.9%
in 2024
Ecuador
96.2%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
6th
Ecuador rank
4th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 96.2% against 95.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 6th and Ecuador ranks 4th of 39 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.9% | 82.2% | 6.3% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 91.5% | 3.5% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 95.0% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 96.2% against 95.9% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.3%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th and Ecuador ranks 4th of 39 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female (%). 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