Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 8,258 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
8,258 number
Change on year
down 35.8%
World rank
91st
of 138 countries
All-time high
70,225 number
in 1976
All-time low
8,258 number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1970–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Costa Rica, 1970–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1970199420191970: 54.5k number1973: 61.0k number1975: 68.4k number1976: 70.2k number1979: 65.9k number1981: 63.8k number1982: 66.4k number1985: 65.6k number1986: 61.9k number1987: 60.9k number1989: 61.8k number1990: 63.2k number1991: 64.1k number2011: 28.1k number2012: 27.8k number2013: 25.3k number2014: 22.5k number2015: 18.8k number2016: 16.2k number2017: 22.8k number2018: 12.9k number2019: 8.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Costa Rica stood at 8,258 number. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 35.8% on the previous year and down 70.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Costa Rica peaked at 70,225 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 8,258 number, in 2019.

That places Costa Rica 91st out of 138 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number) in Costa Rica, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 54,545 number
1973 61,018 number +11.9%
1975 68,352 number +12.0%
1976 70,225 number +2.7%
1979 65,856 number -6.2%
1981 63,846 number -3.1%
1982 66,427 number +4.0%
1985 65,573 number -1.3%
1986 61,904 number -5.6%
1987 60,938 number -1.6%
1989 61,771 number +1.4%
1990 63,234 number +2.4%
1991 64,097 number +1.4%
2011 28,072 number -56.2%
2012 27,809 number -0.9%
2013 25,314 number -9.0%
2014 22,467 number -11.2%
2015 18,820 number -16.2%
2016 16,179 number -14.0%
2017 22,836 number +41.1%
2018 12,854 number -43.7%
2019 8,258 number -35.8%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 8,258 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,620 number, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 8,258 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26,864 number, 31% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2011 -56.2% 64,097 number 28,072 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 63,999 number 54,545 number 70,225 number 5
1980s 63,410 number 60,938 number 66,427 number 6
1990s 63,666 number 63,234 number 64,097 number 2
2010s 20,290 number 8,258 number 28,072 number 9

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 88 Bhutan 9,970 number compare
  2. 89 Fiji 9,279 number compare
  3. 90 Botswana 8,400 number compare
  4. 92 Norway 8,169 number compare
  5. 93 Czechia 7,567 number compare
  6. 94 Bahrain 6,985 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Costa Rica?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Costa Rica was 8,258 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 70,225 number in 1976.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 8,258 number in 2019.
How does Costa Rica rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
Costa Rica ranks 91st out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 70.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,212 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/