Costa Rica vs Rwanda: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
34.3%
in 2024
Rwanda
35.1%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
56th
Rwanda rank
53rd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 35.1% against 34.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 56th and Rwanda ranks 53rd of 168 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.9% | 67.1% | 47.3% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 53.4% | 32.5% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 37.3% | 8.5% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 37.1% | 4.7% | Rwanda |
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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 35.1% against 34.3% 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 Rwanda?
- 0.8%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Rwanda?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Rwanda rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 56th and Rwanda ranks 53rd of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational 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