Costa Rica vs SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
34.0%
in 2024
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
29.1%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
65th
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank
66th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 34.0% against 29.1% in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, a difference of 4.9%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 65th and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 66th of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.6% | 36.7% | 12.1% | SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 32.2% | 10.4% | SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 30.8% | 3.8% | SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 30.3% | 1.4% | 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: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Costa Rica, at 34.0% against 29.1% in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Costa Rica and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- 4.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 65th and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 66th 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, male (%). 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