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

Costa Rica
428,468 number
in 2020
New Zealand
378,427 number
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
116th
New Zealand rank
119th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • New Zealand
0200.0k400.0k600.0k197019952020

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 428,468 number against 378,427 number in New Zealand, a difference of 50,041 number.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 116th and New Zealand ranks 119th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 340,280 number 364,661 number 24,381 number New Zealand
1980s 364,385 number 322,715 number 41,670 number Costa Rica
1990s 477,632 number 333,532 number 144,100 number Costa Rica
2000s 484,720 number 354,894 number 129,826 number Costa Rica
2010s 429,948 number 368,362 number 61,586 number Costa Rica
2020s 428,468 number 378,427 number 50,041 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 New Zealand?
Costa Rica, at 428,468 number against 378,427 number in New Zealand as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
50,041 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 116th and New Zealand ranks 119th 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.