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

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 Uruguay: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Costa Rica

143,155 number

in 2019

Uruguay

143,195 number

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

134th

Uruguay rank

133rd

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

Costa Rica
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 143,195 number against 143,155 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 40 number.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uruguay ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 134th and Uruguay ranks 133rd of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1970s	112,731 number	158,735 number	46,004 number	Uruguay
1980s	136,240 number	163,097 number	26,856 number	Uruguay
1990s	157,862 number	164,314 number	6,453 number	Uruguay
2000s	152,589 number	155,749 number	3,160 number	Uruguay
2010s	141,924 number	141,859 number	64.7 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 Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 143,195 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 Uruguay?: 40 number, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?: Costa Rica ranks 134th and Uruguay ranks 133rd 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.