Colombia vs Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes

Colombia
48.8%
in 2018
Costa Rica
53.5%
in 2018
Colombia rank
9th
Costa Rica rank
6th

Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes over time

  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
2030405060200020092018

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 53.5% against 48.8% in Colombia, a difference of 4.7%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Colombia ranks 9th and Costa Rica ranks 6th of 38 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 26.4% 25.9% 0.5% Colombia
2010s 42.5% 43.9% 1.4% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes, Colombia or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 53.5% against 48.8% in Colombia as of 2018.
What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes between Colombia and Costa Rica?
4.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes?
Colombia ranks 9th and Costa Rica ranks 6th of 38 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 359 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/