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

Bulgaria
38,842 number
in 2020
Costa Rica
36,359 number
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
114th
Costa Rica rank
116th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 38,842 number against 36,359 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 2,483 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 65,152 number 28,524 number 36,628 number Bulgaria
1980s 67,728 number 29,086 number 38,643 number Bulgaria
1990s 58,937 number 38,860 number 20,077 number Bulgaria
2000s 40,897 number 42,492 number 1,595 number Costa Rica
2010s 33,885 number 37,303 number 3,418 number Costa Rica
2020s 38,842 number 36,359 number 2,483 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, male, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
Bulgaria, at 38,842 number against 36,359 number in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, male between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
2,483 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, male?
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, male (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, male (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

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