Costa Rica vs WB: Caribbean Small States: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
79.1%
in 2024
WB: Caribbean Small States
95.7%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
195th
WB: Caribbean Small States rank
196th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- WB: Caribbean Small States
How they compare
WB: Caribbean Small States currently reports 95.7% against 79.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 16.6%.
That makes WB: Caribbean Small States's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, WB: Caribbean Small States has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 195th and WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 196th of 198 countries.
WB: Caribbean Small States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | WB: Caribbean Small States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.0% | 95.1% | 11.1% | WB: Caribbean Small States |
| 2000s | 85.0% | 95.0% | 10.0% | WB: Caribbean Small States |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 95.2% | 12.1% | WB: Caribbean Small States |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 95.5% | 14.8% | WB: Caribbean Small States |
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 WB: Caribbean Small States?
- WB: Caribbean Small States, at 95.7% against 79.1% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between Costa Rica and WB: Caribbean Small States?
- 16.6%, with WB: Caribbean Small States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and WB: Caribbean Small States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and WB: Caribbean Small States rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 195th and WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 196th 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