Population of compulsory school age, female in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Population of compulsory school age, female was 453,179 number in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
453,179 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
101st
of 186 countries
All-time high
479,714 number
in 2011
All-time low
404,634 number
in 2010
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Costa Rica, 1998–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k1998200820191998: 448.0k number1999: 449.9k number2000: 450.2k number2001: 449.9k number2002: 448.1k number2003: 444.9k number2004: 440.6k number2005: 435.3k number2006: 430.3k number2007: 424.3k number2008: 417.8k number2009: 411.0k number2010: 404.6k number2011: 479.7k number2012: 474.1k number2013: 469.2k number2014: 464.8k number2015: 460.5k number2016: 457.5k number2017: 455.3k number2018: 453.9k number2019: 453.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 453,179 number for population of compulsory school age, female in 2019.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Costa Rica peaked at 479,714 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 404,634 number, in 2010.

That places Costa Rica 101st out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Population of compulsory school age, female in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, female (number) in Costa Rica, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 447,967 number
1999 449,888 number +0.4%
2000 450,195 number +0.1%
2001 449,911 number -0.1%
2002 448,052 number -0.4%
2003 444,855 number -0.7%
2004 440,579 number -1.0%
2005 435,344 number -1.2%
2006 430,253 number -1.2%
2007 424,300 number -1.4%
2008 417,762 number -1.5%
2009 411,039 number -1.6%
2010 404,634 number -1.6%
2011 479,714 number +18.6%
2012 474,102 number -1.2%
2013 469,235 number -1.0%
2014 464,818 number -0.9%
2015 460,512 number -0.9%
2016 457,461 number -0.7%
2017 455,309 number -0.5%
2018 453,918 number -0.3%
2019 453,179 number -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 448,928 number 447,967 number 449,888 number 2
2000s 435,229 number 411,039 number 450,195 number 10
2010s 457,288 number 404,634 number 479,714 number 10

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 98 Greece 501,928 number compare
  2. 99 Czechia 494,620 number compare
  3. 100 Mauritania 479,092 number compare
  4. 102 Switzerland 446,822 number compare
  5. 103 Nicaragua 445,939 number compare
  6. 104 Belarus 442,080 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Costa Rica?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Costa Rica was 453,179 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 479,714 number in 2011.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 404,634 number in 2010.
How does Costa Rica rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Costa Rica ranks 101st out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.