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

4,120 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.

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 Liberia: School age population, tertiary education, female

Costa Rica

188,239 number

in 2019

Liberia

192,359 number

in 2014

Costa Rica rank

113th

Liberia rank

112th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

Costa Rica
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 192,359 number against 188,239 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 4,120 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	107,248 number	68,918 number	38,330 number	Costa Rica
1980s	141,072 number	90,216 number	50,856 number	Costa Rica
1990s	152,291 number	98,059 number	54,232 number	Costa Rica
2000s	199,884 number	151,608 number	48,276 number	Costa Rica
2010s	206,348 number	184,071 number	22,276 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 Liberia?: Liberia, at 192,359 number against 188,239 number in Costa Rica as of 2014.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Costa Rica and Liberia?: 4,120 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, female?: 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, 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.