Costa Rica vs UNICEF: World: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
66.0%
in 2024
UNICEF: World
76.6%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
125th
UNICEF: World rank
123rd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- UNICEF: World
How they compare
UNICEF: World currently reports 76.6% against 66.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 10.6%.
That makes UNICEF: World'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: World ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 125th and UNICEF: World ranks 123rd of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and UNICEF: World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | UNICEF: World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.4% | 72.0% | 3.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 78.1% | 75.0% | 3.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 73.0% | 75.3% | 2.3% | UNICEF: World |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 75.5% | 7.2% | UNICEF: World |
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: World?
- UNICEF: World, at 76.6% against 66.0% 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: World?
- 10.6%, with UNICEF: World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and UNICEF: World?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and UNICEF: World rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 125th and UNICEF: World ranks 123rd 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, 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