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

1,146 number, with Costa Rica ahead.

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, male (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, male

Costa Rica

73,253 number

in 2019

Lesotho

72,107 number

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

132nd

Lesotho rank

135th

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

Costa Rica
Lesotho

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 73,253 number against 72,107 number in Lesotho, a difference of 1,146 number.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Lesotho ranks 135th 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	57,118 number	57,703 number	584.9 number	Lesotho
1980s	69,502 number	75,446 number	5,944 number	Lesotho
1990s	80,662 number	82,780 number	2,117 number	Lesotho
2000s	78,027 number	76,004 number	2,024 number	Costa Rica
2010s	72,614 number	70,499 number	2,116 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 Lesotho?: Costa Rica, at 73,253 number against 72,107 number in Lesotho as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, male between Costa Rica and Lesotho?: 1,146 number, with Costa Rica 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, male?: Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Lesotho ranks 135th 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: 21 August 2026

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