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

44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.

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.

Costa Rica vs Liberia: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Costa Rica

384,589 number

in 2019

Liberia

387,530 number

in 2014

Costa Rica rank

113th

Liberia rank

112th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

Costa Rica
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 387,530 number against 384,589 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 2,941 number.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 113th and Liberia ranks 112th of 203 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	217,851 number	134,604 number	83,247 number	Costa Rica
1980s	285,864 number	178,465 number	107,400 number	Costa Rica
1990s	308,842 number	196,768 number	112,074 number	Costa Rica
2000s	407,175 number	306,399 number	100,777 number	Costa Rica
2010s	421,094 number	370,911 number	50,182 number	Costa Rica

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 Liberia?: Liberia, at 387,530 number against 384,589 number in Costa Rica as of 2014.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Liberia?: 2,941 number, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Liberia?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Costa Rica and Liberia rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?: Costa Rica ranks 113th and Liberia ranks 112th 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: 04 September 2026

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