Costa Rica vs UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
34.6%
in 2024
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
27.7%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
43rd
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank
45th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 34.6% against 27.7% in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, a difference of 6.9%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 45th of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.5% | 33.4% | 10.8% | UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 35.3% | 14.2% | UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 47.0% | 18.7% | UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 31.2% | 1.7% | Costa Rica |
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 UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Costa Rica, at 34.6% against 27.7% in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Costa Rica and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- 6.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 45th 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