Brazil vs Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth
Brazil
0.6139 WPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.716 WPIA
in 2023
Brazil rank
5th
Costa Rica rank
3rd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.716 WPIA against 0.6139 WPIA in Brazil, a difference of 0.1021 WPIA.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and Costa Rica ranks 3rd of 20 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1566 WPIA | 0.2732 WPIA | 0.1166 WPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.3964 WPIA | 0.3795 WPIA | 0.017 WPIA | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.6079 WPIA | 0.6362 WPIA | 0.0283 WPIA | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.716 WPIA against 0.6139 WPIA in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.1021 WPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth?
- Brazil ranks 5th and Costa Rica ranks 3rd of 20 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). 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