Argentina vs Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile

Argentina
63.7%
in 2023
Costa Rica
63.8%
in 2024
Argentina rank
9th
Costa Rica rank
8th

Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile over time

  • Argentina
  • Costa Rica
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 63.8% against 63.7% in Argentina, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 9th and Costa Rica ranks 8th of 24 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 43.6% 24.1% 19.5% Argentina
2010s 48.4% 28.6% 19.8% Argentina
2020s 56.2% 53.5% 2.7% Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile, Argentina or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 63.8% against 63.7% in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile between Argentina and Costa Rica?
0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile?
Argentina ranks 9th and Costa Rica ranks 8th of 24 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
24 places, 355 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release