Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Bulgaria
34,762 number
in 2020
Costa Rica
36,558 number
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
120th
Costa Rica rank
117th

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 36,558 number against 34,762 number in Bulgaria, a difference of 1,796 number.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 120th and Costa Rica ranks 117th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1970s 65,699 number 28,610 number 37,089 number Bulgaria
1980s 68,182 number 34,160 number 34,022 number Bulgaria
1990s 54,008 number 42,389 number 11,619 number Bulgaria
2000s 34,298 number 39,312 number 5,014 number Costa Rica
2010s 36,627 number 36,270 number 356.7 number Bulgaria
2020s 34,762 number 36,558 number 1,796 number Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 36,558 number against 34,762 number in Bulgaria as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
1,796 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Bulgaria ranks 120th and Costa Rica ranks 117th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/