Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes

Costa Rica
58.4%
in 2018
Dominican Republic
62.8%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
17th
Dominican Republic rank
14th

Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Dominican Republic
0204060200020092018

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 62.8% against 58.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 4.4%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 17th and Dominican Republic ranks 14th of 41 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Dominican Republic Difference Ahead
2000s 39.0% 45.2% 6.2% Dominican Republic
2010s 53.0% 59.2% 6.1% Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
Dominican Republic, at 62.8% against 58.4% in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
4.4%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Dominican Republic ranks 14th of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
41 places, 385 data points, 1996–2019
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/