Costa Rica vs Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Costa Rica
0.4695 LPIA
in 2024
Portugal
0.4787 LPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
45th
Portugal rank
42nd
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Costa Rica
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.4787 LPIA against 0.4695 LPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0092 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Portugal ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 45th and Portugal ranks 42nd of 93 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3278 LPIA | 0.4404 LPIA | 0.1126 LPIA | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.3844 LPIA | 0.5069 LPIA | 0.1225 LPIA | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.4358 LPIA | 0.4506 LPIA | 0.0148 LPIA | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, Costa Rica or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.4787 LPIA against 0.4695 LPIA in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 0.0092 LPIA, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Costa Rica ranks 45th and Portugal ranks 42nd of 93 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). 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