Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile
Costa Rica
95.6%
in 2024
Ecuador
96.1%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
5th
Ecuador rank
3rd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 96.1% against 95.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 5th and Ecuador ranks 3rd of 37 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.1% | 83.8% | 4.7% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 92.2% | 2.7% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 94.8% | 2.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 96.1% against 95.6% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.5%, 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, richest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 5th and Ecuador ranks 3rd of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest 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
February 2026 Data Release