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

13,116 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, male (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, male

Costa Rica

219,209 number

in 2020

Denmark

232,325 number

in 2020

Costa Rica rank

116th

Denmark rank

114th

School age population, primary education, male over time

Costa Rica
Denmark

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 232,325 number against 219,209 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 13,116 number.

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

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	172,495 number	239,530 number	67,034 number	Denmark
1980s	185,276 number	215,463 number	30,187 number	Denmark
1990s	243,845 number	175,010 number	68,835 number	Costa Rica
2000s	247,694 number	208,993 number	38,700 number	Costa Rica
2010s	219,916 number	234,633 number	14,718 number	Denmark
2020s	219,209 number	232,325 number	13,116 number	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Costa Rica or Denmark?: Denmark, at 232,325 number against 219,209 number in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Costa Rica and Denmark?: 13,116 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, male?: 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, male (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, male (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

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