Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both

Costa Rica
69.3%
in 2018
Uruguay
70.2%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
15th
Uruguay rank
14th

Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 70.2% against 69.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Uruguay ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 15th and Uruguay ranks 14th of 30 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 49.6% 56.6% 7.0% Uruguay
2010s 60.0% 63.1% 3.1% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 70.2% against 69.3% in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
0.9%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both?
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Uruguay ranks 14th of 30 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 314 data points, 1999–2019
Last refreshed

The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/