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

Costa Rica
428,468 number
in 2020
Norway
446,313 number
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
116th
Norway rank
115th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 446,313 number against 428,468 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 17,845 number.

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

Costa Rica ranks 116th and Norway ranks 115th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 340,280 number 382,123 number 41,843 number Norway
1980s 364,385 number 360,239 number 4,146 number Costa Rica
1990s 477,632 number 339,683 number 137,949 number Costa Rica
2000s 484,720 number 430,540 number 54,180 number Costa Rica
2010s 429,948 number 433,527 number 3,579 number Norway
2020s 428,468 number 446,313 number 17,845 number Norway

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 Norway?
Norway, at 446,313 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 Norway?
17,845 number, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Norway?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Norway rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 116th and Norway ranks 115th 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.