Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
20.9%
in 2024
Uruguay
20.7%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
5th
Uruguay rank
6th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.9% against 20.7% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 5th and Uruguay ranks 6th of 88 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.0% | 20.1% | 4.0% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 12.0% | 2.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 17.5% | 0.5% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 21.4% | 2.4% | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 20.9% against 20.7% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 5th and Uruguay ranks 6th 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