Costa Rica vs Mexico: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
20.9%
in 2024
Mexico
25.7%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
5th
Mexico rank
3rd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 25.7% against 20.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 5th and Mexico ranks 3rd of 88 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.0% | 13.9% | 2.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 17.3% | 2.3% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 21.3% | 4.4% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 21.6% | 2.3% | Mexico |
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 Mexico?
- Mexico, at 25.7% against 20.9% 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 Mexico?
- 4.8%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 5th and Mexico ranks 3rd of 88 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, both sexes (%). 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