Costa Rica vs Lebanon: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Costa Rica
0.0444 units per person
in 2019
Lebanon
0.046 units per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
40th
Lebanon rank
37th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Lebanon
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 0.046 units per person against 0.0444 units per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0016 units per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lebanon ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 40th and Lebanon ranks 37th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Lebanon Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0144 units per person 0.0208 units per person 0.0064 units per person Lebanon
1980s 0.0236 units per person 0.0247 units per person 0.0011 units per person Lebanon
1990s 0.0269 units per person 0.0228 units per person 0.0041 units per person Costa Rica
2000s 0.0259 units per person 0.0336 units per person 0.0077 units per person Lebanon
2010s 0.0443 units per person 0.0382 units per person 0.0061 units per person Costa Rica

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 Lebanon?
Lebanon, at 0.046 units per person against 0.0444 units per person in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Costa Rica and Lebanon?
0.0016 units per person, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lebanon?
21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Lebanon rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Costa Rica ranks 40th and Lebanon ranks 37th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita. 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), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 6,565 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.