Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both was 8,846 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
8,846 number
Change on year
up 9.2%
World rank
45th
of 66 countries
All-time high
8,846 number
in 2019
All-time low
2,290 number
in 2001
Years of data
19
1999–2019

Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Costa Rica, 1999–2019

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1999200920191999: 4.9k number2000: 3.6k number2001: 2.3k number2002: 2.3k number2004: 4.3k number2005: 4.8k number2006: 6.4k number2008: 5.8k number2009: 7.2k number2010: 7.1k number2011: 7.5k number2012: 7.5k number2013: 7.4k number2014: 7.9k number2015: 7.9k number2016: 8.1k number2017: 7.8k number2018: 8.1k number2019: 8.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 8,846 number for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in 2019. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Costa Rica peaked at 8,846 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,290 number, in 2001.

That places Costa Rica 45th out of 66 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,936 number 4,936 number 4,936 number 1
2000s 4,590 number 2,290 number 7,168 number 8
2010s 7,811 number 7,073 number 8,846 number 10

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 42 Moldova, Republic of 16,319 number compare
  2. 43 Lao People's Democratic Republic 15,208 number compare
  3. 44 Estonia, Republic of 11,692 number compare
  4. 46 North Macedonia, Republic of 8,628 number compare
  5. 47 Türkiye, Republic of 8,387 number compare
  6. 48 Rwanda 6,690 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Costa Rica?
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Costa Rica was 8,846 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 8,846 number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 2,290 number in 2001.
How does Costa Rica rank for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both?
Costa Rica ranks 45th out of 66 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in 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
106 places, 1,146 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of children enrolled in early childhood educational development institutions (ISCED 0.1) regardless of age. 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.