Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Population of compulsory school age, female

Costa Rica
453,179 number
in 2019
Nicaragua
445,939 number
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
101st
Nicaragua rank
103rd

Population of compulsory school age, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Nicaragua
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k199820082019

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 453,179 number against 445,939 number in Nicaragua, a difference of 7,240 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 101st and Nicaragua ranks 103rd of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1990s 448,928 number 392,874 number 56,054 number Costa Rica
2000s 435,229 number 410,844 number 24,385 number Costa Rica
2010s 457,288 number 439,537 number 17,751 number Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, female, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
Costa Rica, at 453,179 number against 445,939 number in Nicaragua as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
7,240 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for population of compulsory school age, female?
Costa Rica ranks 101st and Nicaragua ranks 103rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, female (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, female (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 female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.