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Education > Secondary education Stats: compare key data on Costa Rica & Nicaragua

Definitions

  • General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Vocational pupils > Per capita: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
STAT Costa Rica Nicaragua HISTORY
General pupils 286,414
Ranked 55th.
415,273
Ranked 43th. 45% more than Costa Rica

General pupils > Per capita 66.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th.
80.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 22% more than Costa Rica

General pupils per 1000 66.3
Ranked 57th.
76.12
Ranked 42nd. 15% more than Costa Rica

Pupils 347,244
Ranked 50th.
437,853
Ranked 40th. 26% more than Costa Rica

Pupils > % female 50.03% female
Ranked 25th.
52.66% female
Ranked 6th. 5% more than Costa Rica

Pupils > Per capita 80.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.
85.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 6% more than Costa Rica

Pupils per 1000 80.38
Ranked 38th. About the same as Nicaragua
80.26
Ranked 39th.

Teachers 16,355
Ranked 82nd. 26% more than Nicaragua
12,980
Ranked 39th.

Teachers > % female 54.21% female
Ranked 74th.
56.76% female
Ranked 29th. 5% more than Costa Rica

Teachers > Per capita 3.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th. 55% more than Nicaragua
2.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th.

Teachers per 1000 3.92
Ranked 95th. 65% more than Nicaragua
2.38
Ranked 56th.

Vocational pupils 60,830
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Nicaragua
22,580
Ranked 35th.

Vocational pupils > Per capita 14.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Nicaragua
4.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th.

Vocational pupils per 1000 14.08
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Nicaragua
4.14
Ranked 38th.

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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