Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile
Costa Rica
64.4%
in 2024
Ecuador
69.4%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
8th
Ecuador rank
7th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 69.4% against 64.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ecuador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 8th and Ecuador ranks 7th of 21 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.8% | 39.0% | 13.2% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 55.8% | 22.6% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 65.4% | 7.8% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 69.4% against 64.4% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 5.0%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th and Ecuador ranks 7th of 21 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile, female (%). 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