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

18,425 number, with Kuwait ahead.

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

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 Kuwait: School age population, secondary education, male

Costa Rica

181,972 number

in 2020

Kuwait

200,397 number

in 2020

Costa Rica rank

126th

Kuwait rank

123rd

School age population, secondary education, male over time

Costa Rica
Kuwait

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 200,397 number against 181,972 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 18,425 number.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 126th and Kuwait ranks 123rd of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1970s	134,092 number	76,781 number	57,311 number	Costa Rica
1980s	142,491 number	130,526 number	11,965 number	Costa Rica
1990s	179,715 number	138,601 number	41,114 number	Costa Rica
2000s	214,851 number	129,722 number	85,129 number	Costa Rica
2010s	194,544 number	158,759 number	35,785 number	Costa Rica
2020s	181,972 number	200,397 number	18,425 number	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, male, Costa Rica or Kuwait?: Kuwait, at 200,397 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 Kuwait?: 18,425 number, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for school age population, secondary education, male?: Costa Rica ranks 126th and Kuwait ranks 123rd 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.