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

478 number, with Finland ahead.

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

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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Finland: School age population, secondary education, male

Costa Rica

181,972 number

in 2020

Finland

182,450 number

in 2020

Costa Rica rank

126th

Finland rank

125th

School age population, secondary education, male over time

Costa Rica
Finland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 182,450 number against 181,972 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 478 number.

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

Costa Rica ranks 126th and Finland ranks 125th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	134,092 number	246,497 number	112,405 number	Finland
1980s	142,491 number	212,324 number	69,833 number	Finland
1990s	179,715 number	197,622 number	17,907 number	Finland
2000s	214,851 number	199,860 number	14,991 number	Costa Rica
2010s	194,544 number	188,505 number	6,039 number	Costa Rica
2020s	181,972 number	182,450 number	478 number	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, male, Costa Rica or Finland?: Finland, at 182,450 number against 181,972 number in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, male between Costa Rica and Finland?: 478 number, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Finland?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Finland rank globally for school age population, secondary education, male?: Costa Rica ranks 126th and Finland ranks 125th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, male (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, male (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

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