Belarus vs Costa Rica: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Belarus
456,003 number
in 2020
Costa Rica
428,468 number
in 2020
Belarus rank
113th
Costa Rica rank
116th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Belarus
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Belarus currently reports 456,003 number against 428,468 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 27,535 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 113th and Costa Rica ranks 116th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 4 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1970s 826,483 number 340,280 number 486,203 number Belarus
1980s 773,365 number 364,385 number 408,979 number Belarus
1990s 659,148 number 477,632 number 181,516 number Belarus
2000s 409,924 number 484,720 number 74,795 number Costa Rica
2010s 385,563 number 429,948 number 44,385 number Costa Rica
2020s 456,003 number 428,468 number 27,535 number Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Belarus or Costa Rica?
Belarus, at 456,003 number against 428,468 number in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Belarus and Costa Rica?
27,535 number, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Costa Rica?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Belarus and Costa Rica rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Belarus ranks 113th and Costa Rica ranks 116th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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