Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 34,673 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
34,673 number
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
116th
of 205 countries
All-time high
41,913 number
in 2001
All-time low
24,092 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Costa Rica, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Costa Rica stood at 34,673 number.

That represents a change of down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Costa Rica peaked at 41,913 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 24,092 number, in 1970.

Costa Rica ranks 116th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number) in Costa Rica, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 24,092 number
1971 25,174 number +4.5%
1972 26,137 number +3.8%
1973 27,046 number +3.5%
1974 27,953 number +3.4%
1975 28,609 number +2.3%
1976 28,793 number +0.6%
1977 28,635 number -0.5%
1978 28,474 number -0.6%
1979 28,330 number -0.5%
1980 28,114 number -0.8%
1981 27,728 number -1.4%
1982 27,358 number -1.3%
1983 27,058 number -1.1%
1984 26,706 number -1.3%
1985 26,639 number -0.3%
1986 27,300 number +2.5%
1987 28,363 number +3.9%
1988 29,396 number +3.6%
1989 30,508 number +3.8%
1990 31,664 number +3.8%
1991 32,742 number +3.4%
1992 33,773 number +3.1%
1993 34,853 number +3.2%
1994 35,905 number +3.0%
1995 36,932 number +2.9%
1996 38,102 number +3.2%
1997 39,213 number +2.9%
1998 40,188 number +2.5%
1999 41,076 number +2.2%
2000 41,691 number +1.5%
2001 41,913 number +0.5%
2002 41,829 number -0.2%
2003 41,673 number -0.4%
2004 41,396 number -0.7%
2005 41,035 number -0.9%
2006 40,758 number -0.7%
2007 40,433 number -0.8%
2008 40,013 number -1.0%
2009 39,571 number -1.1%
2010 39,018 number -1.4%
2011 38,254 number -2.0%
2012 37,394 number -2.2%
2013 36,580 number -2.2%
2014 35,739 number -2.3%
2015 35,055 number -1.9%
2016 34,786 number -0.8%
2017 34,757 number -0.1%
2018 34,710 number -0.1%
2019 34,669 number -0.1%
2020 34,673 number +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 27,324 number 24,092 number 28,793 number 10
1980s 27,917 number 26,639 number 30,508 number 10
1990s 36,445 number 31,664 number 41,076 number 10
2000s 41,031 number 39,571 number 41,913 number 10
2010s 36,096 number 34,669 number 39,018 number 10
2020s 34,673 number 34,673 number 34,673 number 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 113 Switzerland 39,743 number compare
  2. 114 Bulgaria 36,994 number compare
  3. 115 Panama 36,109 number compare
  4. 117 Denmark 33,018 number compare
  5. 118 Lebanon 32,634 number compare
  6. 119 Serbia 32,059 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Costa Rica?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Costa Rica was 34,673 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 41,913 number in 2001.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 24,092 number in 1970.
How does Costa Rica rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Costa Rica ranks 116th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.