Costa Rica vs UIS: East Asia and the Pacific: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Costa Rica
26.4%
in 2024
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
17.0%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
35th
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific rank
35th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Costa Rica
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 26.4% against 17.0% in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific, a difference of 9.4%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.6 times UIS: East Asia and the Pacific's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 35th and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 35th 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 | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.2% | 6.7% | 13.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 23.7% | 9.0% | 14.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 13.6% | 8.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 13.7% | 3.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 18.1% | 2.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 17.3% | 7.3% | 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 UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- Costa Rica, at 26.4% against 17.0% in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Costa Rica and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- 9.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Costa Rica ranks 35th and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 35th 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, 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