Costa Rica vs Netherlands: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Costa Rica
1.02 GPIA
in 2024
Netherlands
1.04 GPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
32nd
Netherlands rank
29th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Costa Rica
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.04 GPIA against 1.02 GPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.02 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Netherlands ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Netherlands ranks 29th of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.754 GPIA | 0.8435 GPIA | 0.0895 GPIA | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.9261 GPIA | 0.7933 GPIA | 0.1328 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.9297 GPIA | 0.8345 GPIA | 0.0952 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9099 GPIA | 0.0931 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9663 GPIA | 0.0719 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 0.0131 GPIA | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational, Costa Rica or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 1.04 GPIA against 1.02 GPIA in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Costa Rica and Netherlands?
- 0.02 GPIA, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Netherlands?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Netherlands rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Netherlands ranks 29th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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