Costa Rica vs Netherlands: Secondary education, pupils, per capita

Costa Rica
0.0905 units per person
in 2024
Netherlands
0.0901 units per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
72nd
Netherlands rank
73rd

Secondary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Netherlands
0.040.060.080.10.12197019972024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0905 units per person against 0.0901 units per person in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0004 units per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Netherlands ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Netherlands ranks 73rd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0495 units per person 0.0875 units per person 0.038 units per person Netherlands
1980s 0.0457 units per person 0.1018 units per person 0.0562 units per person Netherlands
1990s 0.0508 units per person 0.0928 units per person 0.042 units per person Netherlands
2000s 0.0797 units per person 0.0873 units per person 0.0076 units per person Netherlands
2010s 0.0945 units per person 0.0935 units per person 0.001 units per person Costa Rica
2020s 0.0993 units per person 0.0911 units per person 0.0082 units per person Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, per capita, Costa Rica or Netherlands?
Costa Rica, at 0.0905 units per person against 0.0901 units per person in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, per capita between Costa Rica and Netherlands?
0.0004 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Netherlands?
49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Netherlands rank globally for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Netherlands ranks 73rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.