Costa Rica vs MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
20.8%
in 2024
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
7.8%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
4th
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank
6th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.8% against 7.8% in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 13.0%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.7 times MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 4th and MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 6th of 83 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 3.6% | 12.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 4.5% | 10.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 6.2% | 10.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 6.8% | 12.2% | 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 MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Costa Rica, at 20.8% against 7.8% in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between Costa Rica and MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 13.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th and MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 6th 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