Costa Rica vs WB: East Asia & Pacific: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Costa Rica
26.4%
in 2024
WB: East Asia & Pacific
17.0%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
35th
WB: East Asia & Pacific rank
37th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Costa Rica
- WB: East Asia & Pacific
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 26.4% against 17.0% in WB: East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 9.4%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.6 times WB: East Asia & 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 37th 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 | 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% | 3.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 18.1% | 2.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 17.3% | 7.4% | 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: East Asia & Pacific?
- Costa Rica, at 26.4% against 17.0% in WB: East Asia & Pacific 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?
- 9.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and WB: East Asia & Pacific rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Costa Rica ranks 35th and WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 37th 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