China vs Costa Rica: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
China
34.5%
in 2024
Costa Rica
34.6%
in 2024
China rank
44th
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- China
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 34.6% against 34.5% in China, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was China ahead.
China ranks 44th and Costa Rica ranks 43rd of 168 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.1% | 17.6% | 25.4% | China |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 28.3% | 11.9% | China |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 32.9% | 2.3% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, China or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 34.6% against 34.5% in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between China and Costa Rica?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Costa Rica?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do China and Costa Rica rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- China ranks 44th and Costa Rica ranks 43rd of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). 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