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

Costa Rica
213,088 number
in 2020
Kuwait
227,778 number
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
123rd
Kuwait rank
121st

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Kuwait
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k197019952020

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 227,778 number against 213,088 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 14,690 number.

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

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

Costa Rica ranks 123rd and Kuwait ranks 121st of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Kuwait in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Kuwait Difference Ahead
1970s 163,034 number 82,633 number 80,402 number Costa Rica
1980s 168,778 number 139,062 number 29,716 number Costa Rica
1990s 217,472 number 146,331 number 71,142 number Costa Rica
2000s 252,563 number 137,331 number 115,232 number Costa Rica
2010s 224,824 number 179,198 number 45,626 number Costa Rica
2020s 213,088 number 227,778 number 14,690 number Kuwait

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 Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 227,778 number against 213,088 number in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Kuwait?
14,690 number, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 123rd and Kuwait ranks 121st 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.