Australia vs Costa Rica: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Australia
28.3%
in 2024
Costa Rica
26.7%
in 2024
Australia rank
28th
Costa Rica rank
31st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Australia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Australia currently reports 28.3% against 26.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 28th and Costa Rica ranks 31st of 216 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.5% | 22.1% | 18.3% | Australia |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 23.7% | 11.1% | Australia |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 25.0% | 4.0% | Australia |
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, Australia or Costa Rica?
- Australia, at 28.3% against 26.7% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Australia and Costa Rica?
- 1.6%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Australia ranks 28th and Costa Rica ranks 31st of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in 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