Costa Rica vs Thailand: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Costa Rica
0.4695 LPIA
in 2024
Thailand
0.4737 LPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
45th
Thailand rank
43rd
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Costa Rica
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.4737 LPIA against 0.4695 LPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0042 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 45th and Thailand ranks 43rd of 93 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3212 LPIA | 0.2634 LPIA | 0.0578 LPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.388 LPIA | 0.3803 LPIA | 0.0077 LPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.441 LPIA | 0.4538 LPIA | 0.0127 LPIA | Thailand |
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 Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.4737 LPIA against 0.4695 LPIA in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 0.0042 LPIA, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Costa Rica ranks 45th and Thailand ranks 43rd 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