Costa Rica vs UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Costa Rica
73.6%
in 2024
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
83.5%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
183rd
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank
181st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Costa Rica
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
How they compare
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries currently reports 83.5% against 73.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 9.9%.
That makes UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 183rd and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 181st of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.4% | 84.9% | 3.6% | UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries |
| 1980s | 76.3% | 80.6% | 4.2% | UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries |
| 1990s | 77.8% | 82.1% | 4.3% | UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries |
| 2000s | 83.1% | 83.0% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 77.7% | 1.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 75.3% | 81.5% | 6.2% | UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries |
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 UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, at 83.5% 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 UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- 9.9%, with UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Costa Rica ranks 183rd and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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