Costa Rica vs UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Costa Rica
73.3%
in 2024
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
84.5%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
189th
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank
192nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Costa Rica
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
How they compare
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries currently reports 84.5% against 73.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 11.2%.
That makes UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 189th and UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 192nd of 219 countries.
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.8% | 96.6% | 12.9% | UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries |
| 1980s | 77.2% | 93.2% | 15.9% | UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries |
| 1990s | 78.6% | 87.7% | 9.1% | UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries |
| 2000s | 83.1% | 86.8% | 3.6% | UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 83.2% | 4.0% | UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 84.3% | 9.2% | UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries |
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 UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, at 84.5% 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 UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- 11.2%, with UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Costa Rica ranks 189th and UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 192nd 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