Costa Rica vs Suriname: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
20.9%
in 2024
Suriname
28.0%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
5th
Suriname rank
2nd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 28.0% against 20.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 7.1%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 5th and Suriname ranks 2nd of 88 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 39.0% | 24.3% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 34.1% | 17.2% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 30.1% | 11.1% | Suriname |
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 Suriname?
- Suriname, at 28.0% against 20.9% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between Costa Rica and Suriname?
- 7.1%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Suriname?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Suriname rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 5th and Suriname ranks 2nd 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