What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Lebanon?

22,984 number, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lebanon?

21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Lebanon: Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes

Costa Rica

205,948 number

in 2019

Lebanon

182,964 number

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

98th

Lebanon rank

101st

Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes over time

Costa Rica
Lebanon

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 205,948 number against 182,964 number in Lebanon, a difference of 22,984 number.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Lebanon ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 98th and Lebanon ranks 101st of 188 countries.

Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Lebanon	Difference	Ahead
1990s	64,784 number	127,536 number	62,752 number	Lebanon
2000s	99,145 number	157,391 number	58,245 number	Lebanon
2010s	160,864 number	173,824 number	12,961 number	Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes, Costa Rica or Lebanon?: Costa Rica, at 205,948 number against 182,964 number in Lebanon as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Lebanon?: 22,984 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lebanon?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Lebanon rank globally for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes?: Costa Rica ranks 98th and Lebanon ranks 101st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 233 places, 4,502 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.