Costa Rica vs Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher
Costa Rica
0.9902 GPIA
in 2024
Italy
0.987 GPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
69th
Italy rank
70th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher over time
- Costa Rica
- Italy
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.9902 GPIA against 0.987 GPIA in Italy, a difference of 0.0032 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 69th and Italy ranks 70th of 134 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9897 GPIA | 0.9555 GPIA | 0.0342 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.9973 GPIA | 0.9675 GPIA | 0.0298 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.9982 GPIA | 0.9832 GPIA | 0.015 GPIA | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, Costa Rica or Italy?
- Costa Rica, at 0.9902 GPIA against 0.987 GPIA in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher between Costa Rica and Italy?
- 0.0032 GPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Italy?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Italy rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Costa Rica ranks 69th and Italy ranks 70th of 134 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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