Costa Rica vs UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity
Costa Rica
93.1%
in 2020
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
87.1%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
100th
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank
101st
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity over time
- Costa Rica
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 93.1% against 87.1% in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2010 it was UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 100th and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 101st of 119 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.5% | 89.1% | 8.7% | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
| 2020s | 93.1% | 88.3% | 4.8% | 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Costa Rica, at 93.1% against 87.1% in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean as of 2020.
- What is the difference in proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity between Costa Rica and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- 6.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank globally for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- Costa Rica ranks 100th and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 101st 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