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

Costa Rica
143,155 number
in 2019
Namibia
129,171 number
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
134th
Namibia rank
137th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 143,155 number against 129,171 number in Namibia, a difference of 13,984 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 134th and Namibia ranks 137th of 206 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Namibia Difference Ahead
1970s 112,731 number 28,138 number 84,593 number Costa Rica
1980s 136,240 number 38,040 number 98,201 number Costa Rica
1990s 157,862 number 63,138 number 94,724 number Costa Rica
2000s 152,589 number 103,016 number 49,573 number Costa Rica
2010s 141,924 number 115,945 number 25,979 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 Namibia?
Costa Rica, at 143,155 number against 129,171 number in Namibia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Namibia?
13,984 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Namibia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Namibia rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 134th and Namibia ranks 137th 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

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