Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who was 55.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
55.1%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
11th
of 150 countries
All-time high
55.4%
in 2014
All-time low
48.4%
in 2001
Years of data
20
1998–2018

Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Costa Rica, 1998–2018

02040601998200820181998: 50 %1999: 50.4 %2000: 50.9 %2001: 48.4 %2002: 51.1 %2004: 51.6 %2005: 52 %2006: 51.7 %2007: 52.9 %2008: 52.5 %2009: 52.1 %2010: 52 %2011: 52.6 %2012: 53.8 %2013: 54.7 %2014: 55.4 %2015: 54.6 %2016: 54.7 %2017: 54.4 %2018: 55.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Costa Rica is 55.1%, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Costa Rica peaked at 55.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 2001.

That places Costa Rica 11th out of 150 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who are female (%) in Costa Rica, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 50.0%
1999 50.4% +0.8%
2000 50.9% +0.9%
2001 48.4% -5.0%
2002 51.1% +5.8%
2004 51.6% +0.9%
2005 52.0% +0.8%
2006 51.7% -0.7%
2007 52.9% +2.4%
2008 52.5% -0.6%
2009 52.1% -0.9%
2010 52.0% -0.1%
2011 52.6% +1.1%
2012 53.8% +2.3%
2013 54.7% +1.7%
2014 55.4% +1.3%
2015 54.6% -1.5%
2016 54.7% +0.3%
2017 54.4% -0.5%
2018 55.1% +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 50.2% 50.0% 50.4% 2
2000s 51.5% 48.4% 52.9% 9
2010s 54.1% 52.0% 55.4% 9

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 8 Kenya 57.8% compare
  2. 9 New Zealand 56.1% compare
  3. 10 Sao Tome and Principe 56.0% compare
  4. 12 Brazil 54.5% compare
  5. 13 Honduras 54.4% compare
  6. 14 Algeria 54.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Costa Rica?
Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Costa Rica was 55.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 2014.
What is the lowest percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 2001.
How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who?
Costa Rica ranks 11th out of 150 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,261 data points, 1997–2019
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Number of female vocational education students at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of vocational education students (male and female) at the upper secondary level in a given school year.