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

Costa Rica
4.34 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Thailand
4.06 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
63rd
Thailand rank
66th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 4.34 units per square kilometre against 4.06 units per square kilometre in Thailand, a difference of 0.28 units per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 63rd and Thailand ranks 66th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6571 units per square kilometre 0.3474 units per square kilometre 0.3097 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 1.21 units per square kilometre 1.69 units per square kilometre 0.4807 units per square kilometre Thailand
1990s 1.46 units per square kilometre 1.86 units per square kilometre 0.4008 units per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 2.13 units per square kilometre 4.41 units per square kilometre 2.28 units per square kilometre Thailand
2010s 4.18 units per square kilometre 4.59 units per square kilometre 0.4136 units per square kilometre Thailand

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 Thailand?
Costa Rica, at 4.34 units per square kilometre against 4.06 units per square kilometre in Thailand as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Costa Rica and Thailand?
0.28 units per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Costa Rica ranks 63rd and Thailand ranks 66th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 6,190 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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