Costa Rica vs New Zealand: School age population, primary education, male

Costa Rica
219,209 number
in 2020
New Zealand
194,152 number
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
116th
New Zealand rank
118th

School age population, primary education, male over time

  • Costa Rica
  • New Zealand
0100.0k200.0k300.0k197019952020

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 219,209 number against 194,152 number in New Zealand, a difference of 25,057 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 118th 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 172,495 number 185,801 number 13,306 number New Zealand
1980s 185,276 number 164,179 number 21,097 number Costa Rica
1990s 243,845 number 170,985 number 72,860 number Costa Rica
2000s 247,694 number 182,146 number 65,547 number Costa Rica
2010s 219,916 number 189,270 number 30,645 number Costa Rica
2020s 219,209 number 194,152 number 25,057 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 New Zealand?
Costa Rica, at 219,209 number against 194,152 number in New Zealand as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
25,057 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, male?
Costa Rica ranks 116th and New Zealand ranks 118th 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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About this data

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

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