Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
21.1%
in 2024
Uruguay
22.8%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
5th
Uruguay rank
4th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 22.8% against 21.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 5th and Uruguay ranks 4th of 83 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 | 16.3% | 21.2% | 4.9% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 13.6% | 1.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 19.6% | 2.7% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 24.5% | 5.2% | 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?
- Uruguay, at 22.8% against 21.1% 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 Uruguay?
- 1.7%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 18 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 4th 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, male (%). 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