Costa Rica vs UNICEF: Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)

Costa Rica
119,754
in 2019
UNICEF: Africa
9.24 million
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
90th
UNICEF: Africa rank
91st

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

  • Costa Rica
  • UNICEF: Africa
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How they compare

UNICEF: Africa currently reports 9.24 million against 119,754 in Costa Rica, a difference of 9.12 million.

That makes UNICEF: Africa's figure about 77.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, UNICEF: Africa has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 90th and UNICEF: Africa ranks 91st of 195 countries.

UNICEF: Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica UNICEF: Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 7,734 280,452 272,718 UNICEF: Africa
2000s 59,083 3.57 million 3.51 million UNICEF: Africa
2010s 116,149 6.48 million 6.36 million UNICEF: Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), Costa Rica or UNICEF: Africa?
UNICEF: Africa, at 9.24 million against 119,754 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) between Costa Rica and UNICEF: Africa?
9.12 million, with UNICEF: Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and UNICEF: Africa?
13 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and UNICEF: Africa rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)?
Costa Rica ranks 90th and UNICEF: Africa ranks 91st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), gaps filled. 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, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
416 places, 17,894 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) with 647 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.