How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?

16 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2004.

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 Paraguay: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Costa Rica

221,811 number

in 2019

Paraguay

225,211 number

in 2010

Costa Rica rank

86th

Paraguay rank

84th

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

Costa Rica
Paraguay

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 225,211 number against 221,811 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 3,400 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 86th and Paraguay ranks 84th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1970s	18,830 number	10,566 number	8,263 number	Costa Rica
1980s	64,024 number	31,029 number	32,995 number	Costa Rica
1990s	74,681 number	32,884 number	41,797 number	Costa Rica
2000s	108,765 number	148,699 number	39,934 number	Paraguay

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 Paraguay?: Paraguay, at 225,211 number against 221,811 number in Costa Rica as of 2010.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Costa Rica and Paraguay?: 3,400 number, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2004.
How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?: Costa Rica ranks 86th and Paraguay ranks 84th 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 Paraguay: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-all-programmes-both-sexes-number/costa-rica/paraguay/

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/paraguay/">Costa Rica vs Paraguay: 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.