AIMS: East Asia vs Costa Rica: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
AIMS: East Asia
16.8%
in 2024
Costa Rica
26.4%
in 2024
AIMS: East Asia rank
38th
Costa Rica rank
35th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- AIMS: East Asia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 26.4% against 16.8% in AIMS: East Asia, a difference of 9.6%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.6 times AIMS: East Asia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Costa Rica ahead.
AIMS: East Asia ranks 38th and Costa Rica ranks 35th of 221 groups.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | AIMS: East Asia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.7% | 20.2% | 14.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 23.7% | 15.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 22.2% | 9.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 16.9% | 3.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 20.4% | 2.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 24.7% | 7.5% | 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, AIMS: East Asia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 26.4% against 16.8% in AIMS: East Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between AIMS: East Asia and Costa Rica?
- 9.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for AIMS: East Asia and Costa Rica?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do AIMS: East Asia and Costa Rica rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- AIMS: East Asia ranks 38th and Costa Rica ranks 35th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, male (%). 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