Costa Rica vs Kuwait: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Costa Rica
142,733 number
in 2020
Kuwait
133,910 number
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
127th
Kuwait rank
128th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Kuwait
50.0k100.0k150.0k197019952020

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 142,733 number against 133,910 number in Kuwait, a difference of 8,823 number.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 127th and Kuwait ranks 128th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Kuwait in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Kuwait Difference Ahead
1970s 101,077 number 67,147 number 33,931 number Costa Rica
1980s 112,624 number 117,989 number 5,365 number Kuwait
1990s 135,223 number 123,310 number 11,913 number Costa Rica
2000s 168,479 number 115,279 number 53,200 number Costa Rica
2010s 155,815 number 124,815 number 31,000 number Costa Rica
2020s 142,733 number 133,910 number 8,823 number Costa Rica

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 Kuwait?
Costa Rica, at 142,733 number against 133,910 number in Kuwait as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Kuwait?
8,823 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 127th and Kuwait ranks 128th 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.