Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Costa Rica
24.8%
in 2019
Uruguay
23.9%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
32nd
Uruguay rank
33rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 24.8% against 23.9% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Uruguay ranks 33rd of 202 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.2% | 19.9% | 3.7% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 22.8% | 14.6% | 8.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 21.2% | 17.1% | 4.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 15.4% | 1.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 20.3% | 0.3% | 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 Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 24.8% against 23.9% in Uruguay as of 2019.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Uruguay ranks 33rd 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.