Costa Rica vs Other small states: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Costa Rica
24.8%
in 2019
Other small states
7.2%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
32nd
Other small states rank
29th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Costa Rica
- Other small states
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 24.8% against 7.2% in Other small states, a difference of 17.6%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 3.4 times Other small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Other small states ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Other small states ranks 29th of 202 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Other small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.2% | 17.3% | 1.1% | Other small states |
| 1980s | 22.8% | 15.8% | 7.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 10.0% | 11.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 7.8% | 9.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 6.9% | 14.1% | 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 Other small states?
- Costa Rica, at 24.8% against 7.2% in Other small states as of 2019.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Costa Rica and Other small states?
- 17.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Other small states?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Other small states rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Other small states ranks 29th 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.