Costa Rica vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): School age population, tertiary education, female
Costa Rica
186,933
in 2025
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
23.54 million
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
116th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
119th
School age population, tertiary education, female over time
- Costa Rica
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) currently reports 23.54 million against 186,933 in Costa Rica, a difference of 23.36 million.
That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s figure about 125.9 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 116th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 119th of 221 countries.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 210,396 | 22.98 million | 22.77 million | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 208,526 | 24.16 million | 23.95 million | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 190,124 | 23.79 million | 23.60 million | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Costa Rica or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), at 23.54 million against 186,933 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Costa Rica and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 23.36 million, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 116th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 119th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release