Costa Rica vs Nigeria: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or
Costa Rica
0.5819 LPIA
in 2024
Nigeria
0.6122 LPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
63rd
Nigeria rank
60th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or over time
- Costa Rica
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.6122 LPIA against 0.5819 LPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0303 LPIA.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 63rd and Nigeria ranks 60th of 105 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5007 LPIA | 0.4886 LPIA | 0.0121 LPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.5602 LPIA | 0.5347 LPIA | 0.0255 LPIA | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or, Costa Rica or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.6122 LPIA against 0.5819 LPIA in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or between Costa Rica and Nigeria?
- 0.0303 LPIA, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nigeria?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Nigeria rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Costa Rica ranks 63rd and Nigeria ranks 60th of 105 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary 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