Costa Rica vs SDG: Europe and Northern America: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
34.3%
in 2024
SDG: Europe and Northern America
29.0%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
56th
SDG: Europe and Northern America rank
58th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- SDG: Europe and Northern America
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 34.3% against 29.0% in SDG: Europe and Northern America, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times SDG: Europe and Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was SDG: Europe and Northern America ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 56th and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 58th of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and SDG: Europe and Northern America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | SDG: Europe and Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.5% | 35.6% | 12.1% | SDG: Europe and Northern America |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 33.6% | 12.2% | SDG: Europe and Northern America |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 32.5% | 4.8% | SDG: Europe and Northern America |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 29.2% | 3.2% | 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 SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Costa Rica, at 34.3% against 29.0% in SDG: Europe and Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Costa Rica and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- 5.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and SDG: Europe and Northern America rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 56th and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 58th 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