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
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
February 2026 Data Release