Costa Rica vs UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
65.7%
in 2024
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
76.8%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
136th
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank
135th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
How they compare
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean currently reports 76.8% against 65.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 11.1%.
That makes UNICEF: Latin America and 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 136th and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 135th of 190 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.5% | 76.4% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 78.5% | 82.4% | 3.9% | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
| 2010s | 72.3% | 78.8% | 6.5% | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
| 2020s | 67.7% | 77.2% | 9.5% | UNICEF: Latin America and 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, at 76.8% 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- 11.1%, with UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 136th and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 135th 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.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release