Cameroon vs Costa Rica: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
Cameroon
17.1%
in 2023
Costa Rica
20.8%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
5th
Costa Rica rank
4th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- Cameroon
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.8% against 17.1% in Cameroon, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 5th and Costa Rica ranks 4th of 83 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8% | 14.6% | 2.1% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 16.9% | 0.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 18.8% | 3.1% | 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, Cameroon or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 20.8% against 17.1% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 3.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Costa Rica rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Cameroon ranks 5th and Costa Rica ranks 4th of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational 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