Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile
Costa Rica
95.6%
in 2024
Paraguay
93.1%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
5th
Paraguay rank
8th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 95.6% against 93.1% in Paraguay, a difference of 2.5%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 5th and Paraguay ranks 8th of 37 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.1% | 76.5% | 1.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 87.3% | 2.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 93.2% | 3.3% | 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 Paraguay?
- Costa Rica, at 95.6% against 93.1% in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 2.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 5th and Paraguay ranks 8th 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