Costa Rica vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
34.0%
in 2024
UIS: North America and Western Europe
28.6%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
65th
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
68th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- UIS: North America and Western Europe
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 34.0% against 28.6% in UIS: North America and Western Europe, a difference of 5.4%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times UIS: North America and Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was UIS: North America and Western Europe ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 65th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 68th of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and UIS: North America and Western Europe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | UIS: North America and Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.6% | 33.0% | 8.4% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 30.9% | 9.0% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 30.2% | 3.2% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 29.2% | 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 UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Costa Rica, at 34.0% against 28.6% in UIS: North America and Western Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Costa Rica and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 5.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 65th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 68th 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