Costa Rica vs ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Costa Rica
2.17 % change on previous year
in 2019
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2.52 % change on previous year
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
97th
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank
95th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Costa Rica
  • ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
-50-2502550197119972024

How they compare

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) currently reports 2.52 % change on previous year against 2.17 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.35 % change on previous year.

That makes ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)'s figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 97th and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 95th of 189 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) Difference Ahead
1970s 11.49 % change on previous year -6.77 % change on previous year 18.26 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1980s 3.08 % change on previous year 4.61 % change on previous year 1.53 % change on previous year ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
1990s 5.84 % change on previous year 6.55 % change on previous year 0.7119 % change on previous year ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2010s 1.67 % change on previous year 3.2 % change on previous year 1.54 % change on previous year ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Costa Rica or ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), at 2.52 % change on previous year against 2.17 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Costa Rica and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
0.35 % change on previous year, with ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
25 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Costa Rica ranks 97th and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 95th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
410 places, 17,230 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.