Costa Rica vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
20.8%
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
7.9%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
4th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank
3rd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.8% against 7.9% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), a difference of 12.9%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.6 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)'s.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 4th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 3rd 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 | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 3.6% | 12.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 4.6% | 10.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 6.2% | 10.6% | 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Costa Rica, at 20.8% against 7.9% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- 12.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 3rd 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