How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lesotho?

50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Lesotho: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Costa Rica

143,155 number

in 2019

Lesotho

143,576 number

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

134th

Lesotho rank

132nd

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

Costa Rica
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 143,576 number against 143,155 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 421 number.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 134th and Lesotho ranks 132nd of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1970s	112,731 number	115,200 number	2,469 number	Lesotho
1980s	136,240 number	150,436 number	14,195 number	Lesotho
1990s	157,862 number	164,219 number	6,357 number	Lesotho
2000s	152,589 number	151,440 number	1,150 number	Costa Rica
2010s	141,924 number	140,690 number	1,233 number	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Costa Rica or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 143,576 number against 143,155 number in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Lesotho?: 421 number, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lesotho?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Lesotho rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?: Costa Rica ranks 134th and Lesotho ranks 132nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.