Belgium vs Costa Rica: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female

Belgium
13,850 number
in 2018
Costa Rica
15,944 number
in 2019
Belgium rank
52nd
Costa Rica rank
49th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female over time

  • Belgium
  • Costa Rica
050.0k100.0k150.0k199920092019

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 15,944 number against 13,850 number in Belgium, a difference of 2,094 number.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 52nd and Costa Rica ranks 49th of 140 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 114,031 number 6,161 number 107,870 number Belgium
2010s 45,379 number 14,746 number 30,634 number Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female, Belgium or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 15,944 number against 13,850 number in Belgium as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female between Belgium and Costa Rica?
2,094 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Costa Rica?
9 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Costa Rica rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Belgium ranks 52nd and Costa Rica ranks 49th of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).