What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, female between Costa Rica and Denmark?

24,451 number, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

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.

Costa Rica vs Denmark: School age population, secondary education, female

Costa Rica

173,849 number

in 2020

Denmark

198,300 number

in 2020

Costa Rica rank

125th

Denmark rank

122nd

School age population, secondary education, female over time

Costa Rica
Denmark

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 198,300 number against 173,849 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 24,451 number.

That makes Denmark'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 Denmark ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 125th and Denmark ranks 122nd of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Denmark in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1970s	130,020 number	220,132 number	90,112 number	Denmark
1980s	138,911 number	226,803 number	87,892 number	Denmark
1990s	172,980 number	187,713 number	14,732 number	Denmark
2000s	206,190 number	181,450 number	24,740 number	Costa Rica
2010s	186,095 number	204,617 number	18,522 number	Denmark
2020s	173,849 number	198,300 number	24,451 number	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, female, Costa Rica or Denmark?: Denmark, at 198,300 number against 173,849 number in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, female between Costa Rica and Denmark?: 24,451 number, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Denmark rank globally for school age population, secondary education, female?: Costa Rica ranks 125th and Denmark ranks 122nd of 205 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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Indicator: School age population, secondary education, female (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: 21 August 2026

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