Costa Rica vs Sweden: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
34.6%
in 2024
Sweden
34.0%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Sweden rank
46th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- Sweden
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 34.6% against 34.0% in Sweden, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sweden ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Sweden ranks 46th of 168 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.5% | 43.2% | 20.7% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 52.9% | 31.8% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 41.3% | 13.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 33.3% | 0.4% | Sweden |
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, Costa Rica or Sweden?
- Costa Rica, at 34.6% against 34.0% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 0.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Sweden ranks 46th 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