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

Costa Rica
384,589 number
in 2019
Mauritania
406,316 number
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
113th
Mauritania rank
111th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 406,316 number against 384,589 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 21,727 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 113th and Mauritania ranks 111th 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 Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 217,851 number 108,204 number 109,647 number Costa Rica
1980s 285,864 number 166,375 number 119,490 number Costa Rica
1990s 308,842 number 219,867 number 88,975 number Costa Rica
2000s 407,175 number 292,216 number 114,959 number Costa Rica
2010s 410,262 number 368,096 number 42,166 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 Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 406,316 number against 384,589 number in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Mauritania?
21,727 number, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mauritania?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Mauritania rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 113th and Mauritania ranks 111th 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.