Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 1,515 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1,515 number
Change on year
up 76.4%
World rank
74th
of 132 countries
All-time high
4,164 number
in 2017
All-time low
859 number
in 2018
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Costa Rica, 2011–2019

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2011201520192011: 1.8k number2012: 2.1k number2013: 2.0k number2014: 1.6k number2015: 1.9k number2016: 3.8k number2017: 4.2k number2018: 859 number2019: 1.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Costa Rica stood at 1,515 number.

That represents a change of up 76.4% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Costa Rica peaked at 4,164 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 859 number, in 2018.

Costa Rica ranks 74th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number) in Costa Rica, 2011 to 2019.
Year number Change
2011 1,786 number
2012 2,148 number +20.3%
2013 1,963 number -8.6%
2014 1,550 number -21.0%
2015 1,869 number +20.6%
2016 3,768 number +101.6%
2017 4,164 number +10.5%
2018 859 number -79.4%
2019 1,515 number +76.4%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 1,515 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 720 number, 2.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 1,515 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 690.5 number, 2.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 71 Mongolia 1,894 number compare
  2. 72 Samoa 1,588 number compare
  3. 73 Bahamas 1,569 number compare
  4. 75 Cuba 1,487 number compare
  5. 76 Albania 1,480 number compare
  6. 77 Sao Tome and Principe 1,370 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Costa Rica?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Costa Rica was 1,515 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 4,164 number in 2017.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 859 number in 2018.
How does Costa Rica rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Costa Rica ranks 74th out of 132 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. 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 Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,348 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/