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

Costa Rica
355,821 number
in 2020
Ireland
322,602 number
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
126th
Ireland rank
129th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 355,821 number against 322,602 number in Ireland, a difference of 33,219 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ireland ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 126th and Ireland ranks 129th of 205 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 264,112 number 296,117 number 32,005 number Ireland
1980s 281,402 number 332,262 number 50,860 number Ireland
1990s 352,695 number 348,242 number 4,453 number Costa Rica
2000s 421,042 number 295,858 number 125,184 number Costa Rica
2010s 380,639 number 301,540 number 79,100 number Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Costa Rica or Ireland?
Costa Rica, at 355,821 number against 322,602 number in Ireland as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Ireland?
33,219 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ireland?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Ireland rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 126th and Ireland ranks 129th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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