Costa Rica vs Guatemala: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Costa Rica
73.3%
in 2024
Guatemala
73.5%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
189th
Guatemala rank
187th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Costa Rica
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 73.5% against 73.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 189th and Guatemala ranks 187th of 219 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.8% | 73.3% | 10.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 77.2% | 69.6% | 7.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 83.3% | 69.6% | 13.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 83.1% | 71.4% | 11.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 72.6% | 6.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 72.1% | 2.9% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, Costa Rica or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 73.5% against 73.3% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Costa Rica and Guatemala?
- 0.2%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guatemala?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Guatemala rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Costa Rica ranks 189th and Guatemala ranks 187th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 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