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

Costa Rica: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 5,462 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
5,462 number
Change on year
down 32.3%
World rank
97th
of 142 countries
All-time high
39,313 number
in 1979
All-time low
5,462 number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1970–2019

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

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1970199420191970: 30.4k number1973: 33.4k number1975: 36.2k number1976: 37.7k number1979: 39.3k number1981: 37.9k number1982: 38.1k number1985: 38.8k number1986: 37.4k number1987: 35.8k number1989: 34.6k number1990: 35.9k number1991: 36.7k number2011: 18.2k number2012: 18.2k number2013: 18.0k number2014: 15.2k number2015: 12.7k number2016: 10.7k number2017: 12.9k number2018: 8.1k number2019: 5.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 5,462 number for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 32.3% on the previous year and down 70.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Costa Rica peaked at 39,313 number in 1979 and was at its lowest, 5,462 number, in 2019.

That places Costa Rica 97th out of 142 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number) in Costa Rica, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 30,407 number
1973 33,417 number +9.9%
1975 36,214 number +8.4%
1976 37,734 number +4.2%
1979 39,313 number +4.2%
1981 37,911 number -3.6%
1982 38,101 number +0.5%
1985 38,837 number +1.9%
1986 37,446 number -3.6%
1987 35,841 number -4.3%
1989 34,559 number -3.6%
1990 35,929 number +4.0%
1991 36,716 number +2.2%
2011 18,218 number -50.4%
2012 18,152 number -0.4%
2013 17,979 number -1.0%
2014 15,228 number -15.3%
2015 12,689 number -16.7%
2016 10,651 number -16.1%
2017 12,883 number +21.0%
2018 8,064 number -37.4%
2019 5,462 number -32.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 35,417 number 30,407 number 39,313 number 5
1980s 37,116 number 34,559 number 38,837 number 6
1990s 36,322 number 35,929 number 36,716 number 2
2010s 13,258 number 5,462 number 18,218 number 9

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 94 Greece 6,197 number compare
  2. 95 Guyana 5,880 number compare
  3. 96 Belarus 5,803 number compare
  4. 98 Czechia 5,312 number compare
  5. 99 Bahrain 4,997 number compare
  6. 100 Georgia 4,974 number compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Costa Rica?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Costa Rica was 5,462 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 39,313 number in 1979.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 5,462 number in 2019.
How does Costa Rica rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Costa Rica ranks 97th out of 142 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 3,012 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of upper secondary school age male youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.