Costa Rica vs Switzerland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Costa Rica
27.0%
in 2024
Switzerland
28.8%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
24th
Switzerland rank
21st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Costa Rica
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 28.8% against 27.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 43 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 24th and Switzerland ranks 21st of 213 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.7% | 29.2% | 7.4% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 21.9% | 34.3% | 12.4% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 20.4% | 30.6% | 10.2% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 27.2% | 10.3% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 31.7% | 10.6% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 29.7% | 4.4% | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 28.8% against 27.0% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 1.8%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Costa Rica ranks 24th and Switzerland ranks 21st 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