Costa Rica vs Sweden: School age population, early childhood educational development program

Costa Rica
279,650 number
in 2019
Sweden
240,052 number
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
49th
Sweden rank
52nd

School age population, early childhood educational development program over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 279,650 number against 240,052 number in Sweden, a difference of 39,598 number.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 49th and Sweden ranks 52nd of 92 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 320,886 number 209,750 number 111,136 number Costa Rica
2000s 293,008 number 191,920 number 101,089 number Costa Rica
2010s 285,514 number 230,289 number 55,224 number Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development program, Costa Rica or Sweden?
Costa Rica, at 279,650 number against 240,052 number in Sweden as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development program between Costa Rica and Sweden?
39,598 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development program?
Costa Rica ranks 49th and Sweden ranks 52nd of 92 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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/