Costa Rica vs SDG: Australia and New Zealand: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
20.9%
in 2024
SDG: Australia and New Zealand
8.6%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
5th
SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank
2nd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.9% against 8.6% in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 12.3%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.4 times SDG: Australia and New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was SDG: Australia and New Zealand ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 5th and SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 88 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and SDG: Australia and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | SDG: Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.0% | 18.4% | 2.4% | SDG: Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 18.3% | 3.3% | SDG: Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 16.7% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 8.7% | 10.7% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in, Costa Rica or SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Costa Rica, at 20.9% against 8.6% in SDG: Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between Costa Rica and SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- 12.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 5th and SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in lower 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