Costa Rica vs Cuba: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Costa Rica
24.8%
in 2019
Cuba
27.4%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
32nd
Cuba rank
30th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 27.4% against 24.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cuba ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Cuba ranks 30th of 202 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.0% | 26.0% | 9.0% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 22.8% | 30.1% | 7.3% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 21.6% | 32.9% | 11.3% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 27.6% | 10.7% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 25.7% | 4.7% | Cuba |
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 Cuba?
- Cuba, at 27.4% against 24.8% in Costa Rica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 2.6%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Cuba rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Cuba ranks 30th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.