Costa Rica vs ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): School age population, primary education, female

Costa Rica
209,079
in 2025
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
28.75 million
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
120th
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank
120th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
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How they compare

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) currently reports 28.75 million against 209,079 in Costa Rica, a difference of 28.55 million.

That makes ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)'s figure about 137.5 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 120th and ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 120th of 222 countries.

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) Difference Ahead
2000s 246,071 29.81 million 29.56 million ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
2010s 225,310 29.25 million 29.03 million ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
2020s 220,588 28.89 million 28.67 million ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Costa Rica or ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), at 28.75 million against 209,079 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Costa Rica and ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
28.55 million, with ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Costa Rica ranks 120th and ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 120th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (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, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release