Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled

Bulgaria
344,423
in 2017
Costa Rica
368,090
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
110th
Costa Rica rank
108th

Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled over time

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  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 368,090 against 344,423 in Bulgaria, a difference of 23,667.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 110th and Costa Rica ranks 108th of 204 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1970s 589,839 86,728 503,111 Bulgaria
1980s 636,856 94,690 542,166 Bulgaria
1990s 578,205 141,209 436,996 Bulgaria
2000s 472,564 280,106 192,458 Bulgaria
2010s 354,800 353,657 1,144 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 368,090 against 344,423 in Bulgaria as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
23,667, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled?
Bulgaria ranks 110th and Costa Rica ranks 108th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,915 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils with 570 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.