Costa Rica vs Greece: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Costa Rica
927,737 number
in 2019
Greece
1.04 million number
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
101st
Greece rank
98th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Greece
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 1.04 million number against 927,737 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 108,053 number.

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

Across all 22 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 101st and Greece ranks 98th of 186 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Greece Difference Ahead
1990s 917,234 number 1.09 million number 174,156 number Greece
2000s 889,872 number 1.03 million number 143,757 number Greece
2010s 935,861 number 1.08 million number 140,264 number Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Costa Rica or Greece?
Greece, at 1.04 million number against 927,737 number in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Costa Rica and Greece?
108,053 number, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Greece?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Greece rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 101st and Greece ranks 98th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.