Costa Rica vs Thailand: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Costa Rica
0.5323 LPIA
in 2024
Thailand
0.5113 LPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
39th
Thailand rank
41st
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Costa Rica
- Thailand
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.5323 LPIA against 0.5113 LPIA in Thailand, a difference of 0.021 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 39th and Thailand ranks 41st of 87 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4373 LPIA | 0.3924 LPIA | 0.0449 LPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.4953 LPIA | 0.4827 LPIA | 0.0126 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, Costa Rica or Thailand?
- Costa Rica, at 0.5323 LPIA against 0.5113 LPIA in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 0.021 LPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Costa Rica ranks 39th and Thailand ranks 41st of 87 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, female, 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