Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 22.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Costa Rica, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Costa Rica is 22.1%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Costa Rica peaked at 24.5% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1970.
Costa Rica ranks 42nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.9% | — |
| 1971 | 13.5% | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 14.9% | +9.9% |
| 1973 | 15.9% | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 19.0% | +19.5% |
| 1975 | 21.0% | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 21.7% | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 24.5% | +12.9% |
| 1979 | 24.4% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 23.8% | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 24.4% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 24.4% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 23.1% | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 23.2% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 23.5% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 23.4% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 23.8% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 23.5% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 23.6% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 23.2% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 23.2% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 23.1% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 23.1% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 22.8% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 23.4% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 22.8% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 23.1% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 19.9% | -13.9% |
| 1999 | 17.1% | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 19.4% | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 19.3% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 18.9% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.6% | 12.9% | 24.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 23.7% | 23.1% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 17.1% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 14.9% | 19.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 14.8% | 24.0% | 9 |
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 male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Costa Rica?
- Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Costa Rica was 22.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 1977.
- What is the lowest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd out of 200 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male students enrolled in vocational programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.