Costa Rica vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Costa Rica
26.4%
in 2024
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
17.1%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
35th
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
32nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Costa Rica
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 26.4% against 17.1% in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), a difference of 9.3%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.5 times WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 35th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 32nd 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 | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.9% | 3.5% | 19.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 23.7% | 7.0% | 16.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 12.7% | 9.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 13.1% | 3.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 18.2% | 2.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 17.5% | 7.2% | 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: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Costa Rica, at 26.4% against 17.1% in WB: East Asia & Pacific (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: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 9.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Costa Rica ranks 35th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 32nd 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