Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general

Bulgaria
76,030 number
in 2020
Costa Rica
70,977 number
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
114th
Costa Rica rank
116th

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Costa Rica
050.0k100.0k150.0k197019952020

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 76,030 number against 70,977 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 5,053 number.

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

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

Bulgaria ranks 114th and Costa Rica ranks 116th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1970s 127,543 number 55,482 number 72,062 number Bulgaria
1980s 130,725 number 56,602 number 74,123 number Bulgaria
1990s 116,737 number 74,388 number 42,349 number Bulgaria
2000s 84,029 number 83,840 number 189.2 number Bulgaria
2010s 64,230 number 73,862 number 9,632 number Costa Rica
2020s 76,030 number 70,977 number 5,053 number Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
Bulgaria, at 76,030 number against 70,977 number in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
5,053 number, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Bulgaria ranks 114th and Costa Rica ranks 116th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.