Costa Rica vs Pacific island small states: Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
2.13 units per square kilometre
in 2018
Pacific island small states
0.0515 units per square kilometre
in 2013
Costa Rica rank
39th
Pacific island small states rank
42nd

Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.13 units per square kilometre against 0.0515 units per square kilometre in Pacific island small states, a difference of 2.08 units per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 41.3 times Pacific island small states's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 39th and Pacific island small states ranks 42nd of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3602 units per square kilometre 0.077 units per square kilometre 0.2832 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 0.5463 units per square kilometre 0.1185 units per square kilometre 0.4278 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 0.7375 units per square kilometre 0.1025 units per square kilometre 0.635 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 1.11 units per square kilometre 0.1036 units per square kilometre 1 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 1.42 units per square kilometre 0.0645 units per square kilometre 1.36 units per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Pacific island small states?
Costa Rica, at 2.13 units per square kilometre against 0.0515 units per square kilometre in Pacific island small states as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Pacific island small states?
2.08 units per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Pacific island small states?
43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2013.
How do Costa Rica and Pacific island small states rank globally for secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 39th and Pacific island small states ranks 42nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 8,119 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, vocational pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.