Costa Rica vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Costa Rica
464,490
in 2024
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
44.87 million
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
112th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank
112th

Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • Costa Rica
  • UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
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How they compare

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa currently reports 44.87 million against 464,490 in Costa Rica, a difference of 44.40 million.

That makes UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa's figure about 96.6 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 112th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 112th of 219 countries.

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 101,849 10.06 million 9.96 million UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
1980s 122,586 17.03 million 16.91 million UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
1990s 178,864 26.74 million 26.56 million UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
2000s 336,507 35.60 million 35.26 million UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
2010s 454,002 36.21 million 35.75 million UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
2020s 495,774 42.36 million 41.87 million UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Costa Rica or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, at 44.87 million against 464,490 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Costa Rica and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
44.40 million, with UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Costa Rica ranks 112th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 112th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
440 places, 20,511 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number) with 733 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.