Costa Rica vs WB: Other Small States: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
34.3%
in 2024
WB: Other Small States
29.7%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
56th
WB: Other Small States rank
55th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- WB: Other Small States
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 34.3% against 29.7% in WB: Other Small States, a difference of 4.6%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times WB: Other Small States's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 56th and WB: Other Small States ranks 55th of 168 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | WB: Other Small States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.5% | 20.3% | 3.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 19.6% | 1.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 20.2% | 7.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 28.7% | 2.8% | 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 WB: Other Small States?
- Costa Rica, at 34.3% against 29.7% in WB: Other Small States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Costa Rica and WB: Other Small States?
- 4.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and WB: Other Small States?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and WB: Other Small States rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 56th and WB: Other Small States ranks 55th 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