Population of compulsory school age, male in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Population of compulsory school age, male was 474,558 number in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
474,558 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
101st
of 186 countries
All-time high
501,691 number
in 2011
All-time low
423,267 number
in 2010
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1998200820191998: 467.3k number1999: 469.3k number2000: 469.8k number2001: 469.5k number2002: 467.7k number2003: 464.5k number2004: 460.2k number2005: 454.8k number2006: 449.7k number2007: 443.5k number2008: 436.8k number2009: 429.9k number2010: 423.3k number2011: 501.7k number2012: 495.9k number2013: 491.0k number2014: 486.5k number2015: 482.0k number2016: 478.9k number2017: 476.7k number2018: 475.3k number2019: 474.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in Costa Rica is 474,558 number, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Costa Rica peaked at 501,691 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 423,267 number, in 2010.

Costa Rica ranks 101st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in Costa Rica, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 467,266 number
1999 469,347 number +0.4%
2000 469,790 number +0.1%
2001 469,529 number -0.1%
2002 467,688 number -0.4%
2003 464,489 number -0.7%
2004 460,176 number -0.9%
2005 454,845 number -1.2%
2006 449,654 number -1.1%
2007 443,549 number -1.4%
2008 436,820 number -1.5%
2009 429,887 number -1.6%
2010 423,267 number -1.5%
2011 501,691 number +18.5%
2012 495,939 number -1.1%
2013 490,974 number -1.0%
2014 486,456 number -0.9%
2015 482,012 number -0.9%
2016 478,872 number -0.7%
2017 476,679 number -0.5%
2018 475,277 number -0.3%
2019 474,558 number -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 468,306 number 467,266 number 469,347 number 2
2000s 454,643 number 429,887 number 469,790 number 10
2010s 478,572 number 423,267 number 501,691 number 10

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 98 Greece 533,859 number compare
  2. 99 Czechia 521,601 number compare
  3. 100 Mauritania 492,859 number compare
  4. 102 Nicaragua 471,119 number compare
  5. 103 Switzerland 470,232 number compare
  6. 104 Belarus 467,494 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Costa Rica?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Costa Rica was 474,558 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 501,691 number in 2011.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 423,267 number in 2010.
How does Costa Rica rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Costa Rica ranks 101st out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (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 male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.