Costa Rica vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
78.9%
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
94.8%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
194th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
195th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) currently reports 94.8% against 78.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 15.9%.
That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 194th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 195th of 197 countries.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.7% | 97.1% | 13.4% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 85.1% | 96.4% | 11.4% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 95.2% | 12.2% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 95.4% | 15.0% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
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: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), at 94.8% against 78.9% 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: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 15.9%, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 194th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 195th 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, male (%). 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