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

24,984 number, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

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 New Zealand: School age population, primary education, female

Costa Rica

209,259 number

in 2020

New Zealand

184,275 number

in 2020

Costa Rica rank

116th

New Zealand rank

119th

School age population, primary education, female over time

Costa Rica
New Zealand

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 209,259 number against 184,275 number in New Zealand, a difference of 24,984 number.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 116th and New Zealand ranks 119th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	167,785 number	178,860 number	11,075 number	New Zealand
1980s	179,109 number	158,536 number	20,573 number	Costa Rica
1990s	233,787 number	162,547 number	71,240 number	Costa Rica
2000s	237,026 number	172,748 number	64,278 number	Costa Rica
2010s	210,032 number	179,092 number	30,940 number	Costa Rica
2020s	209,259 number	184,275 number	24,984 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 New Zealand?: Costa Rica, at 209,259 number against 184,275 number in New Zealand as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Costa Rica and New Zealand?: 24,984 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?: Costa Rica ranks 116th and New Zealand ranks 119th 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.