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

11,401 number, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

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 Namibia: School age population, primary education, male

Costa Rica

219,209 number

in 2020

Namibia

207,808 number

in 2020

Costa Rica rank

116th

Namibia rank

117th

School age population, primary education, male over time

Costa Rica
Namibia

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 219,209 number against 207,808 number in Namibia, a difference of 11,401 number.

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

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

Costa Rica ranks 116th and Namibia ranks 117th 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	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	172,495 number	83,249 number	89,246 number	Costa Rica
1980s	185,276 number	117,567 number	67,709 number	Costa Rica
1990s	243,845 number	150,360 number	93,486 number	Costa Rica
2000s	247,694 number	175,149 number	72,545 number	Costa Rica
2010s	219,916 number	183,596 number	36,320 number	Costa Rica
2020s	219,209 number	207,808 number	11,401 number	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Costa Rica or Namibia?: Costa Rica, at 219,209 number against 207,808 number in Namibia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Costa Rica and Namibia?: 11,401 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Namibia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Namibia rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?: Costa Rica ranks 116th and Namibia ranks 117th 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.