Colombia vs Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth
Colombia
0.6501 WPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.716 WPIA
in 2023
Colombia rank
4th
Costa Rica rank
3rd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.716 WPIA against 0.6501 WPIA in Colombia, a difference of 0.0659 WPIA.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 4th and Costa Rica ranks 3rd of 20 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4765 WPIA | 0.262 WPIA | 0.2145 WPIA | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.5887 WPIA | 0.3916 WPIA | 0.1971 WPIA | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.6653 WPIA | 0.6362 WPIA | 0.0291 WPIA | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.716 WPIA against 0.6501 WPIA in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 0.0659 WPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth?
- Colombia ranks 4th 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