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

Bulgaria
36,820 number
in 2020
Costa Rica
34,719 number
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
114th
Costa Rica rank
116th

School age population, last grade of primary education, female over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 36,820 number against 34,719 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 2,101 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 61,875 number 27,701 number 34,174 number Bulgaria
1980s 64,177 number 28,257 number 35,920 number Bulgaria
1990s 55,889 number 37,304 number 18,585 number Bulgaria
2000s 38,813 number 40,706 number 1,892 number Costa Rica
2010s 31,987 number 35,644 number 3,656 number Costa Rica
2020s 36,820 number 34,719 number 2,101 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, female, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
Bulgaria, at 36,820 number against 34,719 number in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, female between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
2,101 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, female?
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, female (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, female (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

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