Costa Rica vs Portugal: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Costa Rica
73.6%
in 2024
Portugal
75.1%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
183rd
Portugal rank
181st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Costa Rica
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 75.1% against 73.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 183rd and Portugal ranks 181st of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.6% | 59.3% | 21.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 76.4% | 94.4% | 18.0% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 78.1% | 88.8% | 10.7% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 83.1% | 80.3% | 2.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 70.9% | 8.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 74.7% | 1.1% | 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 Portugal?
- Portugal, at 75.1% against 73.6% 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 Portugal?
- 1.5%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Costa Rica ranks 183rd and Portugal ranks 181st 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