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

Costa Rica
355,821 number
in 2020
Norway
382,857 number
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
126th
Norway rank
123rd

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 382,857 number against 355,821 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 27,036 number.

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

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

Costa Rica ranks 126th and Norway ranks 123rd of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 264,112 number 368,824 number 104,712 number Norway
1980s 281,402 number 391,358 number 109,956 number Norway
1990s 352,695 number 332,529 number 20,166 number Costa Rica
2000s 421,042 number 350,724 number 70,317 number Costa Rica
2010s 380,639 number 386,517 number 5,878 number Norway
2020s 355,821 number 382,857 number 27,036 number Norway

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 Norway?
Norway, at 382,857 number against 355,821 number in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Norway?
27,036 number, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Norway?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Norway rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 126th and Norway ranks 123rd 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.