Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
79.1%
in 2024
Uruguay
79.3%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
195th
Uruguay rank
194th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 79.3% against 79.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 195th and Uruguay ranks 194th of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.0% | 79.9% | 4.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 85.1% | 88.0% | 2.9% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 82.5% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 81.1% | 78.6% | 2.4% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 79.3% against 79.1% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 195th and Uruguay ranks 194th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). 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