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

Costa Rica
173,849 number
in 2020
Norway
187,264 number
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
125th
Norway rank
123rd

School age population, secondary education, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Norway
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019952020

How they compare

Norway currently reports 187,264 number against 173,849 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 13,415 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 125th 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 130,020 number 179,985 number 49,965 number Norway
1980s 138,911 number 190,685 number 51,774 number Norway
1990s 172,980 number 162,429 number 10,552 number Costa Rica
2000s 206,190 number 170,819 number 35,371 number Costa Rica
2010s 186,095 number 187,893 number 1,798 number Norway
2020s 173,849 number 187,264 number 13,415 number Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, female, Costa Rica or Norway?
Norway, at 187,264 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 Norway?
13,415 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, female?
Costa Rica ranks 125th and Norway ranks 123rd 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

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