Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, richest quintile
Costa Rica
98.6%
in 2024
El Salvador
96.7%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
14th
El Salvador rank
17th
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, richest quintile over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 98.6% against 96.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 14th and El Salvador ranks 17th of 29 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.6% | 96.6% | 3.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 98.0% | 2.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 98.0% | 2.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, richest quintile, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 98.6% against 96.7% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, richest quintile between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 1.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, richest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 14th and El Salvador ranks 17th of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, richest 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