Costa Rica vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Costa Rica
27.0%
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
14.5%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
24th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
27th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Costa Rica
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 27.0% against 14.5% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), a difference of 12.5%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.9 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 24th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 27th of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.0% | 21.9% | 7.9% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 21.9% | 20.1% | 1.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 20.6% | 13.9% | 6.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 8.8% | 8.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 12.2% | 9.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 13.9% | 11.4% | 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: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Costa Rica, at 27.0% against 14.5% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Costa Rica and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 12.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Costa Rica ranks 24th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 27th 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