Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted
Costa Rica
0.9798 WPIA
in 2024
El Salvador
0.9917 WPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
8th
El Salvador rank
5th
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.9917 WPIA against 0.9798 WPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0119 WPIA.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 8th and El Salvador ranks 5th of 23 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9255 WPIA | 0.8575 WPIA | 0.068 WPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.9603 WPIA | 0.8992 WPIA | 0.0611 WPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.9882 WPIA | 0.9435 WPIA | 0.0448 WPIA | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.9917 WPIA against 0.9798 WPIA in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.0119 WPIA, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th and El Salvador ranks 5th of 23 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). 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