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

Costa Rica
428,468 number
in 2020
Denmark
451,693 number
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
116th
Denmark rank
114th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 451,693 number against 428,468 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 23,225 number.

That makes Denmark'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 Denmark ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 116th and Denmark ranks 114th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Denmark Difference Ahead
1970s 340,280 number 467,219 number 126,939 number Denmark
1980s 364,385 number 421,092 number 56,707 number Denmark
1990s 477,632 number 342,220 number 135,413 number Costa Rica
2000s 484,720 number 407,304 number 77,416 number Costa Rica
2010s 429,948 number 457,894 number 27,946 number Denmark
2020s 428,468 number 451,693 number 23,225 number Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Costa Rica or Denmark?
Denmark, at 451,693 number against 428,468 number in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Denmark?
23,225 number, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Denmark rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 116th and Denmark ranks 114th 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.