Costa Rica vs ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity
Costa Rica
93.1%
in 2020
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
87.1%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
100th
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank
102nd
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity over time
- Costa Rica
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 93.1% against 87.1% in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)'s.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 100th and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 102nd of 119 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.3% | 68.4% | 13.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 93.1% | 82.8% | 10.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity, Costa Rica or ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Costa Rica, at 93.1% against 87.1% in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) as of 2020.
- What is the difference in proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity between Costa Rica and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- 6.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank globally for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- Costa Rica ranks 100th and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 102nd of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release