Costa Rica vs UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female

Costa Rica
30,549
in 2025
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
4.99 million
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
126th
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank
128th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
02.0M4.0M6.0M199920122025

How they compare

UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean currently reports 4.99 million against 30,549 in Costa Rica, a difference of 4.96 million.

That makes UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean's figure about 163.2 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 126th and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 128th of 222 countries.

UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean Difference Ahead
2000s 39,720 5.24 million 5.20 million UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
2010s 37,222 5.12 million 5.09 million UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
2020s 35,712 5.05 million 5.02 million UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, female, Costa Rica or UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, at 4.99 million against 30,549 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, female between Costa Rica and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
4.96 million, with UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
Costa Rica ranks 126th and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 128th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,725 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release