Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

Bulgaria
69,992 number
in 2020
Costa Rica
71,594 number
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
119th
Costa Rica rank
117th

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Costa Rica
050.0k100.0k150.0k197019952020

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 71,594 number against 69,992 number in Bulgaria, a difference of 1,602 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 119th and Costa Rica ranks 117th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1970s 127,267 number 56,676 number 70,590 number Bulgaria
1980s 133,200 number 64,875 number 68,325 number Bulgaria
1990s 107,943 number 82,382 number 25,560 number Bulgaria
2000s 69,185 number 78,074 number 8,889 number Costa Rica
2010s 70,210 number 70,886 number 675.8 number Costa Rica
2020s 69,992 number 71,594 number 1,602 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 primary education, both, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 71,594 number against 69,992 number in Bulgaria as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
1,602 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Bulgaria ranks 119th and Costa Rica ranks 117th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to 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
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.