Cameroon vs Costa Rica: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Cameroon
73.5%
in 2023
Costa Rica
73.6%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
184th
Costa Rica rank
183rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Cameroon
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 73.6% against 73.5% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Cameroon ranks 184th and Costa Rica ranks 183rd of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.5% | 80.6% | 5.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 75.3% | 76.3% | 1.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 81.0% | 78.1% | 2.9% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 79.5% | 83.8% | 4.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 79.9% | 4.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 75.1% | 75.5% | 0.4% | 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, Cameroon or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 73.6% against 73.5% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Costa Rica rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Cameroon ranks 184th and Costa Rica ranks 183rd 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, male (%). 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