Costa Rica vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: School age population, secondary education, female

Costa Rica
185,452
in 2025
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
27.65 million
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
129th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank
132nd

School age population, secondary education, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
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How they compare

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa currently reports 27.65 million against 185,452 in Costa Rica, a difference of 27.47 million.

That makes UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa's figure about 149.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 129th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 132nd of 220 countries.

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 213,448 24.70 million 24.49 million UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
2010s 196,612 23.47 million 23.28 million UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
2020s 186,406 26.39 million 26.21 million UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, female, Costa Rica or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, at 27.65 million against 185,452 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, female between Costa Rica and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
27.47 million, with UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank globally for school age population, secondary education, female?
Costa Rica ranks 129th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 132nd of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,379 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release