Costa Rica vs Greece: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

Costa Rica
136,907 number
in 2019
Greece
151,876 number
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
100th
Greece rank
97th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Greece
050.0k100.0k150.0k197019942019

How they compare

Greece currently reports 151,876 number against 136,907 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 14,969 number.

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

Across all 44 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 100th and Greece ranks 97th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Greece Difference Ahead
1970s 16,139 number 109,732 number 93,593 number Greece
1980s 33,244 number 153,318 number 120,073 number Greece
1990s 59,313 number 135,655 number 76,342 number Greece
2000s 97,897 number 143,904 number 46,006 number Greece
2010s 114,828 number 160,577 number 45,748 number Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, Costa Rica or Greece?
Greece, at 151,876 number against 136,907 number in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Greece?
14,969 number, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Greece?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Greece rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 100th and Greece ranks 97th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 8,121 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.