What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between Costa Rica and Ireland?

1,197 number, with Ireland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ireland?

45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Ireland: Enrolment in secondary education, female

Costa Rica

255,631 number

in 2019

Ireland

256,828 number

in 2018

Costa Rica rank

102nd

Ireland rank

101st

Enrolment in secondary education, female over time

Costa Rica
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 256,828 number against 255,631 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,197 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ireland ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 102nd and Ireland ranks 101st of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	54,056 number	127,839 number	73,783 number	Ireland
1980s	63,259 number	166,537 number	103,279 number	Ireland
1990s	90,958 number	185,536 number	94,579 number	Ireland
2000s	170,008 number	163,278 number	6,730 number	Costa Rica
2010s	225,078 number	184,052 number	41,026 number	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, female, Costa Rica or Ireland?: Ireland, at 256,828 number against 255,631 number in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between Costa Rica and Ireland?: 1,197 number, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ireland?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Ireland rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, female?: Costa Rica ranks 102nd and Ireland ranks 101st of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in secondary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 8,239 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.