Costa Rica vs Hong Kong, China: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Costa Rica
384,589 number
in 2019
Hong Kong, China
367,892 number
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
113th
Hong Kong, China rank
116th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Hong Kong, China
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 384,589 number against 367,892 number in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 16,697 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 113th and Hong Kong, China ranks 116th of 203 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1970s 217,851 number 415,488 number 197,637 number Hong Kong, China
1980s 285,864 number 555,506 number 269,642 number Hong Kong, China
1990s 308,842 number 455,273 number 146,431 number Hong Kong, China
2000s 407,175 number 455,678 number 48,503 number Hong Kong, China
2010s 410,262 number 421,529 number 11,267 number Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Costa Rica or Hong Kong, China?
Costa Rica, at 384,589 number against 367,892 number in Hong Kong, China as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China?
16,697 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 113th and Hong Kong, China ranks 116th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.