Costa Rica vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Costa Rica
73.0%
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean
85.8%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
194th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank
192nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Costa Rica
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
WB: Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 85.8% against 73.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 12.8%.
That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean'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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 192nd of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | WB: Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.0% | 79.0% | 7.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 78.1% | 80.8% | 2.7% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1990s | 79.4% | 86.2% | 6.8% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2000s | 83.1% | 90.9% | 7.8% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 87.9% | 9.2% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2020s | 74.7% | 86.6% | 11.9% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean, at 85.8% 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- 12.8%, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Costa Rica ranks 194th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 192nd 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.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release