Costa Rica vs Portugal: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square

Costa Rica
2.68 number per square kilometre
in 2019
Portugal
2.62 number per square kilometre
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
85th
Portugal rank
87th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Portugal
0123197019942019

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.68 number per square kilometre against 2.62 number per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.06 number per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 85th and Portugal ranks 87th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3161 number per square kilometre 0.4588 number per square kilometre 0.1427 number per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 0.6285 number per square kilometre 1.25 number per square kilometre 0.6234 number per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 1.15 number per square kilometre 2.02 number per square kilometre 0.8716 number per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 1.97 number per square kilometre 2.77 number per square kilometre 0.8001 number per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 2.25 number per square kilometre 2.88 number per square kilometre 0.6306 number per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square, Costa Rica or Portugal?
Costa Rica, at 2.68 number per square kilometre against 2.62 number per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square between Costa Rica and Portugal?
0.06 number per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?
43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square?
Costa Rica ranks 85th and Portugal ranks 87th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square kilometre
Unit
number per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 7,868 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) 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.