Costa Rica vs MDG: Northern Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
34.3%
in 2024
MDG: Northern Africa
29.6%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
56th
MDG: Northern Africa rank
56th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- MDG: Northern Africa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 34.3% against 29.6% in MDG: Northern Africa, a difference of 4.7%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times MDG: Northern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was MDG: Northern Africa ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 56th and MDG: Northern Africa ranks 56th of 168 countries.
MDG: Northern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | MDG: Northern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.5% | 44.1% | 20.6% | MDG: Northern Africa |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 40.0% | 18.5% | MDG: Northern Africa |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 32.8% | 5.1% | MDG: Northern Africa |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 33.0% | 0.7% | MDG: Northern Africa |
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 MDG: Northern Africa?
- Costa Rica, at 34.3% against 29.6% in MDG: Northern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Costa Rica and MDG: Northern Africa?
- 4.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and MDG: Northern Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and MDG: Northern Africa rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 56th and MDG: Northern Africa ranks 56th 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, both sexes (%). 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