Costa Rica vs SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
34.3%
in 2024
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
29.8%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
56th
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank
54th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 34.3% against 29.8% in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 56th and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 54th of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.5% | 36.5% | 13.0% | SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 34.5% | 13.1% | SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 33.2% | 5.5% | SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 29.9% | 2.5% | 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Costa Rica, at 34.3% against 29.8% in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Costa Rica and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- 4.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 56th and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 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