What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, male between Costa Rica and Jamaica?

305 number, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Jamaica: School age population, pre-primary education, male

Costa Rica

73,253 number

in 2019

Jamaica

72,948 number

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

132nd

Jamaica rank

134th

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

Costa Rica
Jamaica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 73,253 number against 72,948 number in Jamaica, a difference of 305 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Jamaica ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1970s	57,118 number	93,085 number	35,967 number	Jamaica
1980s	69,502 number	87,396 number	17,894 number	Jamaica
1990s	80,662 number	88,545 number	7,883 number	Jamaica
2000s	78,027 number	84,854 number	6,826 number	Jamaica
2010s	72,614 number	70,674 number	1,940 number	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, male, Costa Rica or Jamaica?: Costa Rica, at 73,253 number against 72,948 number in Jamaica as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, male between Costa Rica and Jamaica?: 305 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, male?: Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Jamaica ranks 134th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-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, pre-primary education, male (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

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