Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile
Costa Rica
97.0%
in 2024
Ecuador
96.9%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
3rd
Ecuador rank
4th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 97.0% against 96.9% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 3rd and Ecuador ranks 4th 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 | 82.1% | 85.6% | 3.5% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 94.0% | 3.7% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 97.5% | 0.6% | 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?
- Costa Rica, at 97.0% against 96.9% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica 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 3rd and Ecuador ranks 4th of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest 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