Costa Rica vs Mexico: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
34.3%
in 2024
Mexico
34.9%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
56th
Mexico rank
54th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 34.9% against 34.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 56th and Mexico ranks 54th of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.5% | 14.2% | 9.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 10.6% | 10.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 28.5% | 0.8% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 35.2% | 2.8% | Mexico |
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 Mexico?
- Mexico, at 34.9% against 34.3% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 0.6%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 56th and Mexico ranks 54th 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