Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Costa Rica
73.3%
in 2024
Uruguay
75.1%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
189th
Uruguay rank
186th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 75.1% against 73.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.8%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 189th and Uruguay ranks 186th of 219 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.8% | 80.1% | 3.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 77.2% | 85.4% | 8.2% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 78.8% | 82.9% | 4.1% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 83.1% | 84.6% | 1.4% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 78.6% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 75.4% | 74.9% | 0.5% | 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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 75.1% against 73.3% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 1.8%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Costa Rica ranks 189th and Uruguay ranks 186th 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