Costa Rica vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
20.9%
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean
6.6%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
5th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank
8th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.9% against 6.6% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 14.3%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 3.2 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 5th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 8th of 88 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 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.0% | 3.3% | 12.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 4.0% | 11.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 5.4% | 11.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 5.6% | 13.7% | 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?
- Costa Rica, at 20.9% against 6.6% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean 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?
- 14.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 5th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 8th 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