Costa Rica vs ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Costa Rica
221,811
in 2019
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
18.83 million
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
93rd
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank
93rd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197019972024

How they compare

ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) currently reports 18.83 million against 221,811 in Costa Rica, a difference of 18.61 million.

That makes ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)'s figure about 84.9 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 93rd and ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 93rd of 200 countries.

ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) Difference Ahead
1970s 30,540 8.90 million 8.87 million ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
1980s 64,024 9.26 million 9.20 million ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
1990s 81,149 10.21 million 10.13 million ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
2000s 108,765 16.85 million 16.74 million ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
2010s 213,360 17.48 million 17.26 million ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)

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 ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), at 18.83 million against 221,811 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Costa Rica and ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
18.61 million, with ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
29 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Costa Rica ranks 93rd and ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 93rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. 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), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
421 places, 19,011 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 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.