What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, female between Costa Rica and Uruguay?

194 number, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

30 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female

Costa Rica

66,934 number

in 2019

Uruguay

66,740 number

in 2018

Costa Rica rank

100th

Uruguay rank

102nd

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female over time

Costa Rica
Uruguay

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 66,934 number against 66,740 number in Uruguay, a difference of 194 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Uruguay ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 100th and Uruguay ranks 102nd of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1970s	7,510 number	19,478 number	11,968 number	Uruguay
1980s	19,501 number	29,229 number	9,728 number	Uruguay
1990s	29,679 number	38,295 number	8,616 number	Uruguay
2000s	49,128 number	59,574 number	10,446 number	Uruguay
2010s	56,153 number	64,351 number	8,198 number	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, female, Costa Rica or Uruguay?: Costa Rica, at 66,934 number against 66,740 number in Uruguay as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, female between Costa Rica and Uruguay?: 194 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?: Costa Rica ranks 100th and Uruguay ranks 102nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 7,204 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of female 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.