How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

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.

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

Costa Rica

70,977 number

in 2020

Denmark

67,746 number

in 2020

Costa Rica rank

116th

Denmark rank

117th

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

Costa Rica
Denmark

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 70,977 number against 67,746 number in Denmark, a difference of 3,231 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Denmark ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 116th and Denmark ranks 117th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1970s	55,482 number	76,848 number	21,366 number	Denmark
1980s	56,602 number	75,481 number	18,879 number	Denmark
1990s	74,388 number	59,130 number	15,258 number	Costa Rica
2000s	83,840 number	65,243 number	18,597 number	Costa Rica
2010s	73,862 number	67,780 number	6,082 number	Costa Rica
2020s	70,977 number	67,746 number	3,231 number	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, Costa Rica or Denmark?: Costa Rica, at 70,977 number against 67,746 number in Denmark as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Costa Rica and Denmark?: 3,231 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Denmark rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?: Costa Rica ranks 116th and Denmark ranks 117th 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: 04 September 2026

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