Costa Rica vs WB: High Income (july 2025): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Costa Rica
34.0%
in 2024
WB: High Income (july 2025)
29.5%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
65th
WB: High Income (july 2025) rank
65th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Costa Rica
- WB: High Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 34.0% against 29.5% in WB: High Income (july 2025), a difference of 4.5%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times WB: High Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was WB: High Income (july 2025) ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 65th and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 65th of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and WB: High Income (july 2025) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | WB: High Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.6% | 37.9% | 13.2% | WB: High Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 35.4% | 13.6% | WB: High Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 33.4% | 6.4% | WB: High Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 29.9% | 1.8% | 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: High Income (july 2025)?
- Costa Rica, at 34.0% against 29.5% in WB: High Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Costa Rica and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- 4.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and WB: High Income (july 2025) rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 65th and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 65th 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