Costa Rica vs India: Progression to secondary school

Costa Rica
91.7%
in 2017
India
91.3%
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
119th
India rank
122nd

Progression to secondary school over time

  • Costa Rica
  • India
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 91.7% against 91.3% in India, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1986 it was India ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 119th and India ranks 122nd of 167 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica India Difference Ahead
1980s 60.7% 88.3% 27.6% India
1990s 84.8% 92.6% 7.8% India
2000s 85.4% 91.8% 6.4% India
2010s 87.2% 91.0% 3.8% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher progression to secondary school, Costa Rica or India?
Costa Rica, at 91.7% against 91.3% in India as of 2017.
What is the difference in progression to secondary school between Costa Rica and India?
0.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and India?
11 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2017.
How do Costa Rica and India rank globally for progression to secondary school?
Costa Rica ranks 119th and India ranks 122nd of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Progression to secondary school (%)
Unit
%
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,983 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).