Costa Rica vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: School age population, primary education, female

Costa Rica
209,079
in 2025
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
29.19 million
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
120th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank
118th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
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How they compare

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa currently reports 29.19 million against 209,079 in Costa Rica, a difference of 28.98 million.

That makes UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa's figure about 139.6 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 120th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 118th of 222 countries.

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 246,071 20.65 million 20.41 million UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
2010s 225,310 23.98 million 23.75 million UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
2020s 220,588 28.57 million 28.35 million UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Costa Rica or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, at 29.19 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
28.98 million, with UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Costa Rica ranks 120th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 118th 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