Costa Rica vs Denmark: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Costa Rica
213,088 number
in 2020
Denmark
201,403 number
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
123rd
Denmark rank
125th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 213,088 number against 201,403 number in Denmark, a difference of 11,685 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Denmark ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 123rd and Denmark ranks 125th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Denmark in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Denmark Difference Ahead
1970s 163,034 number 228,817 number 65,783 number Denmark
1980s 168,778 number 229,537 number 60,759 number Denmark
1990s 217,472 number 182,558 number 34,914 number Costa Rica
2000s 252,563 number 191,699 number 60,864 number Costa Rica
2010s 224,824 number 205,776 number 19,048 number Costa Rica
2020s 213,088 number 201,403 number 11,685 number Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Costa Rica or Denmark?
Costa Rica, at 213,088 number against 201,403 number in Denmark as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Denmark?
11,685 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Denmark rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 123rd and Denmark ranks 125th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.