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

Costa Rica
188,239 number
in 2019
Hong Kong, China
179,774 number
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
113th
Hong Kong, China rank
115th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Hong Kong, China
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 188,239 number against 179,774 number in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 8,465 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 115th 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 107,248 number 201,198 number 93,950 number Hong Kong, China
1980s 141,072 number 268,199 number 127,126 number Hong Kong, China
1990s 152,291 number 227,381 number 75,089 number Hong Kong, China
2000s 199,884 number 233,008 number 33,124 number Hong Kong, China
2010s 200,959 number 208,623 number 7,664 number Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Costa Rica or Hong Kong, China?
Costa Rica, at 188,239 number against 179,774 number in Hong Kong, China as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China?
8,465 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, female?
Costa Rica ranks 113th and Hong Kong, China ranks 115th 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

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