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

Costa Rica
69,902 number
in 2019
Lesotho
71,469 number
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
134th
Lesotho rank
132nd

School age population, pre-primary education, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 71,469 number against 69,902 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,567 number.

The two have swapped places 9 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.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 55,613 number 57,497 number 1,884 number Lesotho
1980s 66,738 number 74,990 number 8,251 number Lesotho
1990s 77,199 number 81,439 number 4,240 number Lesotho
2000s 74,562 number 75,436 number 874.2 number Lesotho
2010s 69,309 number 70,192 number 882.7 number Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, female, Costa Rica or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 71,469 number against 69,902 number in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, female between Costa Rica and Lesotho?
1,567 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, female?
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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, female (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

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