School age population, early childhood education, female in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: School age population, early childhood education, female was 206,434 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
206,434 number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
108th
of 199 countries
All-time high
238,754 number
in 1998
All-time low
206,434 number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, female in Costa Rica, 1998–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1998200820191998: 238.8k number1999: 236.5k number2000: 233.3k number2001: 230.6k number2002: 226.6k number2003: 221.9k number2004: 217.4k number2005: 213.7k number2006: 210.1k number2007: 208.2k number2008: 207.6k number2009: 207.4k number2010: 207.3k number2011: 209.0k number2012: 209.8k number2013: 209.9k number2014: 209.6k number2015: 209.3k number2016: 209.3k number2017: 208.7k number2018: 207.8k number2019: 206.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 206,434 number for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Costa Rica peaked at 238,754 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 206,434 number, in 2019.

Costa Rica ranks 108th of 199 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.

School age population, early childhood education, female in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Costa Rica, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 238,754 number
1999 236,488 number -0.9%
2000 233,296 number -1.3%
2001 230,602 number -1.2%
2002 226,645 number -1.7%
2003 221,922 number -2.1%
2004 217,386 number -2.0%
2005 213,691 number -1.7%
2006 210,135 number -1.7%
2007 208,218 number -0.9%
2008 207,560 number -0.3%
2009 207,408 number -0.1%
2010 207,330 number -0.0%
2011 208,973 number +0.8%
2012 209,764 number +0.4%
2013 209,860 number +0.0%
2014 209,640 number -0.1%
2015 209,316 number -0.2%
2016 209,298 number -0.0%
2017 208,730 number -0.3%
2018 207,757 number -0.5%
2019 206,434 number -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 237,621 number 236,488 number 238,754 number 2
2000s 217,686 number 207,408 number 233,296 number 10
2010s 208,710 number 206,434 number 209,860 number 10

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

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  3. 107 Central African Republic 212,510 number compare
  4. 109 Liberia 204,362 number compare
  5. 110 Serbia 190,082 number compare
  6. 111 Gambia 187,180 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Costa Rica?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Costa Rica was 206,434 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 238,754 number in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 206,434 number in 2019.
How does Costa Rica rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Costa Rica ranks 108th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/