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 26.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Costa Rica, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Costa Rica stood at 26.7%. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Costa Rica peaked at 26.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 1970.
That places Costa Rica 31st out of 216 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.8% | — |
| 1971 | 11.0% | +11.8% |
| 1972 | 12.0% | +9.3% |
| 1973 | 14.3% | +19.7% |
| 1974 | 16.5% | +14.9% |
| 1975 | 18.2% | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 19.1% | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 22.1% | +15.5% |
| 1979 | 23.0% | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 22.5% | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 22.9% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 23.2% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 22.5% | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 22.4% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 22.7% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 22.7% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 22.9% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 22.8% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 22.8% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 22.3% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 22.2% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 22.1% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 22.2% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 21.7% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 22.4% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 21.8% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 22.6% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 19.5% | -13.4% |
| 1999 | 16.7% | -14.6% |
| 2000 | 19.1% | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | +20.3% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 23.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 24.8% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 25.8% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 26.7% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.2% | 9.8% | 23.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 22.8% | 22.4% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 16.7% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 14.9% | 19.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 14.9% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 23.7% | 26.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,015 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,694 (2024)
- 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)
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 26.7% 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 26.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Costa Rica ranks 31st out of 216 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 up 20.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release