Costa Rica vs MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
65.7%
in 2024
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
76.7%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
136th
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank
137th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 76.7% against 65.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 11.0%.
That makes MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 136th and MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 137th of 190 countries.
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.5% | 76.5% | 0.1% | MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2000s | 78.5% | 82.5% | 4.0% | MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2010s | 72.3% | 78.8% | 6.5% | MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2020s | 67.7% | 77.2% | 9.5% | MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Costa Rica or MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, at 76.7% against 65.7% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Costa Rica and MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 11.0%, with MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 136th and MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 137th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release