Costa Rica vs Kyrgyzstan: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Costa Rica
221,811 number
in 2019
Kyrgyzstan
218,660 number
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
86th
Kyrgyzstan rank
87th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Kyrgyzstan
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 221,811 number against 218,660 number in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 3,151 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 86th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 87th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Kyrgyzstan Difference Ahead
1980s 70,713 number 107,900 number 37,187 number Kyrgyzstan
1990s 81,149 number 102,733 number 21,584 number Kyrgyzstan
2000s 108,765 number 205,224 number 96,459 number Kyrgyzstan
2010s 212,968 number 251,589 number 38,621 number Kyrgyzstan

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 Kyrgyzstan?
Costa Rica, at 221,811 number against 218,660 number in Kyrgyzstan as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan?
3,151 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan?
16 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 86th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 87th 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.

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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

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