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

21,151 number, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

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 Gambia: School age population, primary education, female

Costa Rica

209,259 number

in 2020

Gambia

188,108 number

in 2020

Costa Rica rank

116th

Gambia rank

118th

School age population, primary education, female over time

Costa Rica
Gambia

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 209,259 number against 188,108 number in Gambia, a difference of 21,151 number.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 116th and Gambia ranks 118th of 206 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	167,785 number	38,974 number	128,811 number	Costa Rica
1980s	179,109 number	52,654 number	126,456 number	Costa Rica
1990s	233,787 number	84,022 number	149,765 number	Costa Rica
2000s	237,026 number	125,081 number	111,945 number	Costa Rica
2010s	210,032 number	160,659 number	49,373 number	Costa Rica
2020s	209,259 number	188,108 number	21,151 number	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Costa Rica or Gambia?: Costa Rica, at 209,259 number against 188,108 number in Gambia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Costa Rica and Gambia?: 21,151 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gambia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Gambia rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?: Costa Rica ranks 116th and Gambia ranks 118th 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: 04 September 2026

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