Brazil vs Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male
Brazil
90.5%
in 2023
Costa Rica
92.6%
in 2024
Brazil rank
7th
Costa Rica rank
6th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 92.6% against 90.5% in Brazil, a difference of 2.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 7th and Costa Rica ranks 6th of 39 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 | 80.2% | 64.1% | 16.1% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 83.3% | 2.9% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 91.0% | 92.8% | 1.9% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 92.6% against 90.5% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 2.1%, 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, male?
- Brazil ranks 7th and Costa Rica ranks 6th of 39 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, 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