Costa Rica vs MDG: Latin America: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Costa Rica
73.0%
in 2024
MDG: Latin America
85.6%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
194th
MDG: Latin America rank
194th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Costa Rica
- MDG: Latin America
How they compare
MDG: Latin America currently reports 85.6% against 73.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 12.6%.
That makes MDG: Latin America's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 194th and MDG: Latin America ranks 194th of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and MDG: Latin America in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | MDG: Latin America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.0% | 78.1% | 7.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 78.1% | 80.5% | 2.4% | MDG: Latin America |
| 1990s | 79.4% | 86.1% | 6.7% | MDG: Latin America |
| 2000s | 83.1% | 90.8% | 7.7% | MDG: Latin America |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 87.7% | 9.0% | MDG: Latin America |
| 2020s | 74.7% | 86.5% | 11.8% | MDG: Latin America |
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 MDG: Latin America?
- MDG: Latin America, at 85.6% against 73.0% 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 MDG: Latin America?
- 12.6%, with MDG: Latin America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and MDG: Latin America?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and MDG: Latin America rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Costa Rica ranks 194th and MDG: Latin America ranks 194th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release