What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Costa Rica and Denmark?

10,109 number, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

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.

Costa Rica vs Denmark: School age population, primary education, female

Costa Rica

209,259 number

in 2020

Denmark

219,368 number

in 2020

Costa Rica rank

116th

Denmark rank

114th

School age population, primary education, female over time

Costa Rica
Denmark

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 219,368 number against 209,259 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 10,109 number.

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

Costa Rica ranks 116th and Denmark ranks 114th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Denmark in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1970s	167,785 number	227,690 number	59,905 number	Denmark
1980s	179,109 number	205,629 number	26,520 number	Denmark
1990s	233,787 number	167,209 number	66,578 number	Costa Rica
2000s	237,026 number	198,310 number	38,716 number	Costa Rica
2010s	210,032 number	223,261 number	13,229 number	Denmark
2020s	209,259 number	219,368 number	10,109 number	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Costa Rica or Denmark?: Denmark, at 219,368 number against 209,259 number in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Costa Rica and Denmark?: 10,109 number, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Denmark rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?: Costa Rica ranks 116th and Denmark ranks 114th of 206 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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Indicator: School age population, primary education, female (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: 21 August 2026

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.