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

Costa Rica
108,986 number
in 2020
Switzerland
125,579 number
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
123rd
Switzerland rank
120th

School age population, lower secondary education, male over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 125,579 number against 108,986 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 16,593 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 123rd and Switzerland ranks 120th 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 82,764 number 144,204 number 61,441 number Switzerland
1980s 85,484 number 143,388 number 57,904 number Switzerland
1990s 110,881 number 121,137 number 10,256 number Switzerland
2000s 128,922 number 132,624 number 3,702 number Switzerland
2010s 114,934 number 128,574 number 13,639 number Switzerland
2020s 108,986 number 125,579 number 16,593 number Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, male, Costa Rica or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 125,579 number against 108,986 number in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, male between Costa Rica and Switzerland?
16,593 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, male?
Costa Rica ranks 123rd and Switzerland ranks 120th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, male (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, male (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

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