Costa Rica vs Gambia: Lower secondary completion rate, total

Costa Rica
61.4%
in 2024
Gambia
61.3%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
140th
Gambia rank
141st

Lower secondary completion rate, total over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 61.4% against 61.3% in Gambia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 140th and Gambia ranks 141st of 187 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Gambia Difference Ahead
2000s 52.3% 46.7% 5.6% Costa Rica
2010s 56.7% 51.9% 4.8% Costa Rica
2020s 64.4% 56.9% 7.5% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lower secondary completion rate, total, Costa Rica or Gambia?
Costa Rica, at 61.4% against 61.3% in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in lower secondary completion rate, total between Costa Rica and Gambia?
0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gambia?
18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Gambia rank globally for lower secondary completion rate, total?
Costa Rica ranks 140th and Gambia ranks 141st of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,918 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.