Costa Rica vs SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
65.4%
in 2024
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
76.9%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
147th
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank
149th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 76.9% against 65.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 11.5%.
That makes SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 147th and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 149th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.5% | 76.2% | 1.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 78.9% | 83.1% | 4.2% | SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 79.4% | 7.7% | SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2020s | 67.1% | 77.4% | 10.3% | SDG: 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 SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, at 76.9% against 65.4% 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 SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 11.5%, with SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 147th and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 149th of 188 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, female (%). 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