Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted gender
Costa Rica
1.03 GPIA
in 2024
Ecuador
1.04 GPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
23rd
Ecuador rank
20th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted gender over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.04 GPIA against 1.03 GPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.01 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Ecuador ranks 20th of 42 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 0.1067 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 0.1119 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 0.0457 GPIA | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted gender, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 1.04 GPIA against 1.03 GPIA in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted gender between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.01 GPIA, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted gender?
- Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Ecuador ranks 20th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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