Costa Rica vs Hong Kong, China: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Costa Rica
142,733 number
in 2020
Hong Kong, China
154,331 number
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
127th
Hong Kong, China rank
124th

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Hong Kong, China
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 154,331 number against 142,733 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 11,598 number.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 127th and Hong Kong, China ranks 124th of 205 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1970s 101,077 number 192,888 number 91,810 number Hong Kong, China
1980s 112,624 number 202,472 number 89,848 number Hong Kong, China
1990s 135,223 number 205,208 number 69,985 number Hong Kong, China
2000s 168,479 number 349,891 number 181,412 number Hong Kong, China
2010s 155,815 number 233,107 number 77,292 number Hong Kong, China
2020s 142,733 number 154,331 number 11,598 number Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Costa Rica or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 154,331 number against 142,733 number in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China?
11,598 number, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 127th and Hong Kong, China ranks 124th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.