Costa Rica vs Sierra Leone: Lower secondary completion rate, total

Costa Rica
61.4%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
57.1%
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
140th
Sierra Leone rank
143rd

Lower secondary completion rate, total over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sierra Leone
020406080197119972024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 61.4% against 57.1% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 4.3%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 140th and Sierra Leone ranks 143rd of 187 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2010s 56.1% 49.0% 7.1% Costa Rica
2020s 67.6% 57.1% 10.5% 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 Sierra Leone?
Costa Rica, at 61.4% against 57.1% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in lower secondary completion rate, total between Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
4.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
8 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Sierra Leone rank globally for lower secondary completion rate, total?
Costa Rica ranks 140th and Sierra Leone ranks 143rd 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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About this data

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.