Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Bulgaria
75,662 number
in 2020
Costa Rica
71,078 number
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
114th
Costa Rica rank
116th

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 75,662 number against 71,078 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 4,584 number.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 114th and Costa Rica ranks 116th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1970s 127,027 number 56,225 number 70,803 number Bulgaria
1980s 131,905 number 57,342 number 74,562 number Bulgaria
1990s 114,826 number 76,164 number 38,662 number Bulgaria
2000s 79,710 number 83,198 number 3,488 number Costa Rica
2010s 65,872 number 72,946 number 7,074 number Costa Rica
2020s 75,662 number 71,078 number 4,584 number Bulgaria

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, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
Bulgaria, at 75,662 number against 71,078 number in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
4,584 number, with Bulgaria 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Bulgaria ranks 114th and Costa Rica ranks 116th of 204 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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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.