Chile vs Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Chile
0.39 LPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.4103 LPIA
in 2024
Chile rank
51st
Costa Rica rank
48th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.4103 LPIA against 0.39 LPIA in Chile, a difference of 0.0203 LPIA.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Chile ranks 51st and Costa Rica ranks 48th of 91 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.207 LPIA | 0.3156 LPIA | 0.1086 LPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.3268 LPIA | 0.3387 LPIA | 0.0119 LPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.3727 LPIA | 0.3887 LPIA | 0.016 LPIA | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.4103 LPIA against 0.39 LPIA in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 0.0203 LPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Chile ranks 51st and Costa Rica ranks 48th of 91 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, male, 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