Costa Rica vs Peru: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile
Costa Rica
87.7%
in 2024
Peru
94.3%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
3rd
Peru rank
1st
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 94.3% against 87.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 6.6%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Peru ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 3rd and Peru ranks 1st of 36 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 | 49.9% | 84.1% | 34.2% | Peru |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 91.3% | 26.1% | Peru |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 91.2% | 6.0% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile, Costa Rica or Peru?
- Peru, at 94.3% against 87.7% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile between Costa Rica and Peru?
- 6.6%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 3rd and Peru ranks 1st of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth 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