Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
79.2%
in 2024
Uruguay
84.0%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
195th
Uruguay rank
192nd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 84.0% against 79.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 195th and Uruguay ranks 192nd of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.2% | 81.1% | 3.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 85.0% | 89.6% | 4.6% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 86.1% | 3.0% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 81.4% | 82.6% | 1.1% | Uruguay |
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 84.0% against 79.2% 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?
- 4.8%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 18 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 192nd of 197 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, female (%). 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