How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Côte d'Ivoire?

18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Côte d'Ivoire: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Costa Rica

221,811 number

in 2019

Côte d'Ivoire

217,914 number

in 2017

Costa Rica rank

86th

Côte d'Ivoire rank

89th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 221,811 number against 217,914 number in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 3,897 number.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 86th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 89th of 193 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Côte d'Ivoire	Difference	Ahead
1970s	33,553 number	7,470 number	26,083 number	Costa Rica
1980s	61,529 number	19,160 number	42,369 number	Costa Rica
1990s	88,324 number	30,064 number	58,260 number	Costa Rica
2010s	212,505 number	170,866 number	41,638 number	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, Costa Rica or Côte d'Ivoire?: Costa Rica, at 221,811 number against 217,914 number in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Costa Rica and Côte d'Ivoire?: 3,897 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Côte d'Ivoire?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Costa Rica and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?: Costa Rica ranks 86th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 89th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Costa Rica vs Côte d'Ivoire: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-all-programmes-both-sexes-number/costa-rica/cote-d-ivoire/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-all-programmes-both-sexes-number/costa-rica/cote-d-ivoire/">Costa Rica vs Côte d'Ivoire: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 238 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

The total number of students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.