Costa Rica vs Gambia: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

Costa Rica
422,805 number
in 2019
Gambia
378,154 number
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
108th
Gambia rank
111th

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 422,805 number against 378,154 number in Gambia, a difference of 44,651 number.

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

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

Costa Rica ranks 108th and Gambia ranks 111th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Gambia Difference Ahead
1990s 486,191 number 256,240 number 229,951 number Costa Rica
2000s 445,597 number 249,289 number 196,309 number Costa Rica
2010s 427,437 number 326,349 number 101,088 number Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, Costa Rica or Gambia?
Costa Rica, at 422,805 number against 378,154 number in Gambia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Gambia?
44,651 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gambia?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Gambia rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 108th and Gambia ranks 111th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/