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

Costa Rica
428,468 number
in 2020
Gambia
379,669 number
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
116th
Gambia rank
118th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 428,468 number against 379,669 number in Gambia, a difference of 48,799 number.

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

Across all 51 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 116th and Gambia ranks 118th of 206 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Gambia Difference Ahead
1970s 340,280 number 77,589 number 262,692 number Costa Rica
1980s 364,385 number 105,340 number 259,045 number Costa Rica
1990s 477,632 number 168,958 number 308,674 number Costa Rica
2000s 484,720 number 252,093 number 232,627 number Costa Rica
2010s 429,948 number 323,990 number 105,957 number Costa Rica
2020s 428,468 number 379,669 number 48,799 number Costa Rica

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 Gambia?
Costa Rica, at 428,468 number against 379,669 number in Gambia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Gambia?
48,799 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gambia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Gambia rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 116th and Gambia ranks 118th 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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About this data

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.