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

8,942 number, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

46 years are reported by both, from 1970 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 New Zealand: Enrolment in secondary education, female

Costa Rica

255,631 number

in 2019

New Zealand

246,689 number

in 2018

Costa Rica rank

102nd

New Zealand rank

103rd

Enrolment in secondary education, female over time

Costa Rica
New Zealand

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 255,631 number against 246,689 number in New Zealand, a difference of 8,942 number.

Across all 46 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 102nd and New Zealand ranks 103rd of 203 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	51,507 number	165,937 number	114,429 number	New Zealand
1980s	63,259 number	173,949 number	110,690 number	New Zealand
1990s	90,958 number	196,846 number	105,888 number	New Zealand
2000s	173,563 number	254,312 number	80,750 number	New Zealand
2010s	225,083 number	248,134 number	23,051 number	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, female, Costa Rica or New Zealand?: Costa Rica, at 255,631 number against 246,689 number in New Zealand as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between Costa Rica and New Zealand?: 8,942 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, female?: Costa Rica ranks 102nd and New Zealand ranks 103rd 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.