Costa Rica vs Peru: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth
Costa Rica
0.716 WPIA
in 2023
Peru
0.7923 WPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
3rd
Peru rank
2nd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.7923 WPIA against 0.716 WPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0763 WPIA.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 3rd and Peru ranks 2nd of 20 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2732 WPIA | 0.362 WPIA | 0.0888 WPIA | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.3658 WPIA | 0.5801 WPIA | 0.2144 WPIA | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.6362 WPIA | 0.8265 WPIA | 0.1903 WPIA | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth, Costa Rica or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.7923 WPIA against 0.716 WPIA in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth between Costa Rica and Peru?
- 0.0763 WPIA, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth?
- Costa Rica ranks 3rd and Peru ranks 2nd 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