Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, poorest quintile
Costa Rica
96.6%
in 2024
Uruguay
97.8%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
9th
Uruguay rank
6th
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, poorest quintile over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 97.8% against 96.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 9th and Uruguay ranks 6th of 23 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.7% | 91.7% | 0.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 93.5% | 2.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 97.7% | 1.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, poorest quintile, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 97.8% against 96.6% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, poorest quintile between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 1.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, poorest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th and Uruguay ranks 6th of 23 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, poorest quintile, 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