Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Costa Rica
1.11 index
in 2025
Uruguay
1.12 index
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
36th
Uruguay rank
33rd
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1.12 index against 1.11 index in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.01 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 36th and Uruguay ranks 33rd of 164 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9821 index | 1.09 index | 0.1091 index | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.01 index | 1.11 index | 0.1032 index | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.11 index | 1.11 index | 0.0016 index | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.12 index | 1.12 index | 0.0004 index | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.11 index | 1.12 index | 0.0074 index | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1.12 index against 1.11 index in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.01 index, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th and Uruguay ranks 33rd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.