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

7,933 number, with Norway ahead.

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

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 Norway: School age population, primary education, female

Costa Rica

209,259 number

in 2020

Norway

217,192 number

in 2020

Costa Rica rank

116th

Norway rank

115th

School age population, primary education, female over time

Costa Rica
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 217,192 number against 209,259 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 7,933 number.

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

Costa Rica ranks 116th and Norway ranks 115th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1970s	167,785 number	186,034 number	18,249 number	Norway
1980s	179,109 number	175,821 number	3,288 number	Costa Rica
1990s	233,787 number	165,550 number	68,237 number	Costa Rica
2000s	237,026 number	209,501 number	27,525 number	Costa Rica
2010s	210,032 number	211,701 number	1,669 number	Norway
2020s	209,259 number	217,192 number	7,933 number	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Costa Rica or Norway?: Norway, at 217,192 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 Norway?: 7,933 number, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Norway?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Norway rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?: Costa Rica ranks 116th and Norway ranks 115th 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.