Costa Rica vs UIS: East Asia and the Pacific: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Costa Rica
73.6%
in 2024
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
83.0%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
183rd
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific rank
186th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Costa Rica
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
How they compare
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific currently reports 83.0% against 73.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 9.4%.
That makes UIS: East Asia and the Pacific's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1972 it was UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 183rd and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 186th of 217 countries.
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.8% | 93.3% | 13.5% | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific |
| 1980s | 76.3% | 91.0% | 14.7% | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific |
| 1990s | 77.8% | 86.4% | 8.5% | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific |
| 2000s | 83.1% | 86.3% | 3.1% | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 81.9% | 2.3% | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific |
| 2020s | 75.3% | 82.7% | 7.3% | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific |
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 UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific, at 83.0% against 73.6% 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 UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- 9.4%, with UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Costa Rica ranks 183rd and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 186th 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