Costa Rica vs Switzerland: School age population, lower secondary education, female

Costa Rica
104,102 number
in 2020
Switzerland
120,027 number
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
122nd
Switzerland rank
119th

School age population, lower secondary education, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Switzerland
050.0k100.0k150.0k197019952020

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 120,027 number against 104,102 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 15,925 number.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Switzerland ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Switzerland ranks 119th of 205 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 80,271 number 139,035 number 58,764 number Switzerland
1980s 83,294 number 136,344 number 53,050 number Switzerland
1990s 106,592 number 114,568 number 7,976 number Switzerland
2000s 123,641 number 125,616 number 1,975 number Switzerland
2010s 109,890 number 121,904 number 12,014 number Switzerland
2020s 104,102 number 120,027 number 15,925 number Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, female, Costa Rica or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 120,027 number against 104,102 number in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, female between Costa Rica and Switzerland?
15,925 number, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Switzerland ranks 119th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, female (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, female (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

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