Costa Rica vs WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
34.6%
in 2024
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
28.7%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
43rd
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank
41st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 34.6% against 28.7% in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), a difference of 5.9%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 41st of 168 countries.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.5% | 29.8% | 7.3% | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 32.2% | 11.2% | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 47.4% | 19.0% | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 33.3% | 0.4% | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) |
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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Costa Rica, at 34.6% against 28.7% in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Costa Rica and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- 5.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 41st 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