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

Costa Rica
71,594 number
in 2020
Gambia
68,703 number
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
117th
Gambia rank
120th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 71,594 number against 68,703 number in Gambia, a difference of 2,891 number.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 117th and Gambia ranks 120th of 206 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Gambia Difference Ahead
1970s 56,676 number 14,435 number 42,241 number Costa Rica
1980s 64,875 number 19,460 number 45,416 number Costa Rica
1990s 82,382 number 31,707 number 50,675 number Costa Rica
2000s 78,074 number 45,344 number 32,730 number Costa Rica
2010s 70,886 number 58,493 number 12,392 number Costa Rica
2020s 71,594 number 68,703 number 2,891 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, Costa Rica or Gambia?
Costa Rica, at 71,594 number against 68,703 number in Gambia as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Costa Rica and Gambia?
2,891 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gambia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Gambia rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Costa Rica ranks 117th and Gambia ranks 120th 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.