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

Costa Rica
69,747 number
in 2020
Uruguay
71,405 number
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
127th
Uruguay rank
126th

School age population, upper secondary education, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 71,405 number against 69,747 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,658 number.

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

Costa Rica ranks 127th and Uruguay ranks 126th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 49,749 number 71,204 number 21,455 number Uruguay
1980s 55,617 number 72,302 number 16,685 number Uruguay
1990s 66,389 number 78,986 number 12,597 number Uruguay
2000s 82,549 number 76,613 number 5,936 number Costa Rica
2010s 76,205 number 75,537 number 668.6 number Costa Rica
2020s 69,747 number 71,405 number 1,658 number Uruguay

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 Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 71,405 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 Uruguay?
1,658 number, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Costa Rica ranks 127th and Uruguay ranks 126th 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.