Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
31st
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.5308 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
53
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Costa Rica, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Costa Rica stood at 1.02 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Costa Rica peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5308 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Costa Rica 31st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5308 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.63 GPIA | +18.7% |
| 1972 | 0.6236 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8135 GPIA | +30.4% |
| 1974 | 0.7447 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7448 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7726 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8132 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8897 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 0.9005 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8851 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.9069 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9562 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9384 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.9314 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.9381 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.9335 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9402 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9311 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9192 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9183 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9159 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9296 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9083 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9189 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9206 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9518 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9612 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9537 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.971 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9406 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9746 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7292 GPIA | 0.5308 GPIA | 0.8897 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9261 GPIA | 0.8851 GPIA | 0.9562 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9297 GPIA | 0.9083 GPIA | 0.9612 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9406 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 28 Netherlands 1.04 GPIA compare
- 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.03 GPIA compare
- 30 Martinique 1.03 GPIA compare
- 32 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.02 GPIA compare
- 33 Puerto Rico 1.01 GPIA compare
- 34 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1 GPIA compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,047 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Costa Rica?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Costa Rica was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5308 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Costa Rica ranks 31st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release