Costa Rica vs MDG: Eastern Asia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Costa Rica
27.0%
in 2024
MDG: Eastern Asia
15.4%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
24th
MDG: Eastern Asia rank
23rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Costa Rica
- MDG: Eastern Asia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 27.0% against 15.4% in MDG: Eastern Asia, a difference of 11.6%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.8 times MDG: Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 24th and MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 23rd of 213 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | MDG: Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.5% | 1.8% | 16.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 21.9% | 7.1% | 14.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 20.6% | 14.3% | 6.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 15.7% | 1.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 18.2% | 3.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 15.6% | 9.7% | 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 MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Costa Rica, at 27.0% against 15.4% in MDG: Eastern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Costa Rica and MDG: Eastern Asia?
- 11.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and MDG: Eastern Asia?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and MDG: Eastern Asia rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Costa Rica ranks 24th and MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 23rd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). 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