Costa Rica vs Gambia: School age population, upper secondary education, female

Costa Rica
69,747 number
in 2020
Gambia
74,855 number
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
127th
Gambia rank
125th

School age population, upper secondary education, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 74,855 number against 69,747 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 5,108 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 127th and Gambia ranks 125th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Gambia Difference Ahead
1970s 49,749 number 11,797 number 37,952 number Costa Rica
1980s 55,617 number 13,865 number 41,752 number Costa Rica
1990s 66,389 number 30,561 number 35,828 number Costa Rica
2000s 82,549 number 47,402 number 35,147 number Costa Rica
2010s 76,205 number 66,393 number 9,813 number Costa Rica
2020s 69,747 number 74,855 number 5,108 number Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, female, Costa Rica or Gambia?
Gambia, at 74,855 number against 69,747 number in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between Costa Rica and Gambia?
5,108 number, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gambia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Gambia rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Costa Rica ranks 127th and Gambia ranks 125th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary 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, upper secondary education, female (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

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