Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 3,558 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
3,558 number
Change on year
down 43.1%
World rank
104th
of 143 countries
All-time high
36,169 number
in 1985
All-time low
3,558 number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1970–2019

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Costa Rica, 1970–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1970199420191970: 29.0k number1973: 30.4k number1975: 32.6k number1976: 34.0k number1979: 34.1k number1981: 33.8k number1982: 34.2k number1985: 36.2k number1986: 35.1k number1987: 33.9k number1989: 32.9k number1990: 33.6k number1991: 33.9k number2011: 14.3k number2012: 15.0k number2013: 13.8k number2014: 12.0k number2015: 9.3k number2016: 7.0k number2017: 9.8k number2018: 6.2k number2019: 3.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 3,558 number for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 43.1% on the previous year and down 75.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Costa Rica peaked at 36,169 number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 3,558 number, in 2019.

Costa Rica ranks 104th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number) in Costa Rica, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 28,978 number
1973 30,420 number +5.0%
1975 32,649 number +7.3%
1976 34,034 number +4.2%
1979 34,094 number +0.2%
1981 33,751 number -1.0%
1982 34,159 number +1.2%
1985 36,169 number +5.9%
1986 35,078 number -3.0%
1987 33,916 number -3.3%
1989 32,908 number -3.0%
1990 33,591 number +2.1%
1991 33,886 number +0.9%
2011 14,270 number -57.9%
2012 14,961 number +4.8%
2013 13,817 number -7.6%
2014 11,996 number -13.2%
2015 9,317 number -22.3%
2016 6,967 number -25.2%
2017 9,838 number +41.2%
2018 6,249 number -36.5%
2019 3,558 number -43.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 32,035 number 28,978 number 34,094 number 5
1980s 34,330 number 32,908 number 36,169 number 6
1990s 33,738 number 33,591 number 33,886 number 2
2010s 10,108 number 3,558 number 14,961 number 9

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 101 Finland 3,929 number compare
  2. 102 Belgium 3,801 number compare
  3. 103 Belarus 3,784 number compare
  4. 105 Cape Verde 3,530 number compare
  5. 106 Vanuatu 3,491 number compare
  6. 107 Bhutan 3,134 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Costa Rica?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Costa Rica was 3,558 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 36,169 number in 1985.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 3,558 number in 2019.
How does Costa Rica rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Costa Rica ranks 104th out of 143 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 75.1%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,019 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of upper secondary school age female youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.