Costa Rica vs Mexico: School completion, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
0.1417 % change on previous year
in 2025
Mexico
0.1326 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
78th
Mexico rank
80th
School completion, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.1417 % change on previous year against 0.1326 % change on previous year in Mexico, a difference of 0.0091 % change on previous year.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Mexico ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 78th and Mexico ranks 80th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.1914 % change on previous year | 0.7359 % change on previous year | 0.9273 % change on previous year | Mexico |
| 1990s | 0.5809 % change on previous year | 0.6172 % change on previous year | 0.0364 % change on previous year | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.9757 % change on previous year | 0.537 % change on previous year | 0.4387 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.6698 % change on previous year | 0.2134 % change on previous year | 0.4564 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.2327 % change on previous year | 0.1639 % change on previous year | 0.0688 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school completion, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Costa Rica, at 0.1417 % change on previous year against 0.1326 % change on previous year in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school completion, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 0.0091 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for school completion, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 78th and Mexico ranks 80th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as School completion, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.