Costa Rica vs Romania: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Costa Rica
26.7%
in 2024
Romania
27.4%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
31st
Romania rank
30th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Costa Rica
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 27.4% against 26.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 31st and Romania ranks 30th of 216 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.4% | 21.4% | 8.0% | Romania |
| 1990s | 21.3% | 34.4% | 13.1% | Romania |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 31.0% | 14.1% | Romania |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 29.7% | 8.8% | Romania |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 28.0% | 3.4% | Romania |
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 Romania?
- Romania, at 27.4% against 26.7% 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 Romania?
- 0.7%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Romania?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Romania rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Costa Rica ranks 31st and Romania ranks 30th 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