Costa Rica vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Costa Rica
26.7%
in 2024
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
15.7%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
31st
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) rank
28th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Costa Rica
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 26.7% against 15.7% in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd), a difference of 11.0%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.7 times WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 31st and WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ranks 28th of 216 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.2% | 3.5% | 12.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 22.8% | 7.1% | 15.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 12.6% | 8.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 13.5% | 3.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 17.1% | 3.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 15.9% | 9.1% | 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- Costa Rica, at 26.7% against 15.7% in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Costa Rica and WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- 11.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Costa Rica ranks 31st and WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ranks 28th 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