What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Costa Rica and Denmark?

2,146 number, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.

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.

Costa Rica vs Denmark: School age population, tertiary education, female

Costa Rica

188,239 number

in 2019

Denmark

186,093 number

in 2018

Costa Rica rank

113th

Denmark rank

114th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

Costa Rica
Denmark

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 188,239 number against 186,093 number in Denmark, a difference of 2,146 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Denmark ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 113th and Denmark ranks 114th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Denmark in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1970s	107,248 number	184,591 number	77,343 number	Denmark
1980s	141,072 number	190,394 number	49,322 number	Denmark
1990s	152,291 number	182,289 number	29,998 number	Denmark
2000s	199,884 number	149,955 number	49,929 number	Costa Rica
2010s	202,373 number	177,755 number	24,618 number	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Costa Rica or Denmark?: Costa Rica, at 188,239 number against 186,093 number in Denmark as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Costa Rica and Denmark?: 2,146 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Denmark rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?: Costa Rica ranks 113th and Denmark ranks 114th of 203 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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Indicator: School age population, tertiary education, female (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: 21 August 2026

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