Costa Rica vs UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes
Costa Rica
76,073
in 2025
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
10.38 million
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
120th
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank
121st
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time
- Costa Rica
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
How they compare
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean currently reports 10.38 million against 76,073 in Costa Rica, a difference of 10.31 million.
That makes UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean's figure about 136.5 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 120th and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 121st 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 | 85,584 | 10.66 million | 10.58 million | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
| 2010s | 77,851 | 10.55 million | 10.48 million | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
| 2020s | 75,778 | 10.42 million | 10.34 million | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Costa Rica or UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, at 10.38 million against 76,073 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- 10.31 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 121st of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release