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

Costa Rica: School age population, early childhood education, male was 216,371 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
216,371 number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
107th
of 199 countries
All-time high
249,736 number
in 1998
All-time low
216,371 number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1998200820191998: 249.7k number1999: 247.4k number2000: 244.1k number2001: 241.3k number2002: 237.2k number2003: 232.3k number2004: 227.6k number2005: 223.8k number2006: 220.1k number2007: 218.1k number2008: 217.4k number2009: 217.3k number2010: 217.2k number2011: 219.0k number2012: 219.8k number2013: 219.9k number2014: 219.7k number2015: 219.4k number2016: 219.4k number2017: 218.8k number2018: 217.8k number2019: 216.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, male in Costa Rica is 216,371 number, measured 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 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Costa Rica peaked at 249,736 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 216,371 number, in 2019.

Costa Rica ranks 107th 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, male in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in Costa Rica, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 249,736 number
1999 247,404 number -0.9%
2000 244,129 number -1.3%
2001 241,305 number -1.2%
2002 237,191 number -1.7%
2003 232,286 number -2.1%
2004 227,584 number -2.0%
2005 223,757 number -1.7%
2006 220,073 number -1.6%
2007 218,091 number -0.9%
2008 217,420 number -0.3%
2009 217,274 number -0.1%
2010 217,203 number -0.0%
2011 218,966 number +0.8%
2012 219,818 number +0.4%
2013 219,938 number +0.1%
2014 219,710 number -0.1%
2015 219,362 number -0.2%
2016 219,367 number +0.0%
2017 218,777 number -0.3%
2018 217,757 number -0.5%
2019 216,371 number -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 248,570 number 247,404 number 249,736 number 2
2000s 227,911 number 217,274 number 244,129 number 10
2010s 218,727 number 216,371 number 219,938 number 10

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 104 Panama 238,511 number compare
  2. 105 Jordan 238,399 number compare
  3. 106 Hungary 227,894 number compare
  4. 108 Central African Republic 215,475 number compare
  5. 109 Liberia 213,058 number compare
  6. 110 Serbia 201,952 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Costa Rica?
School age population, early childhood education, male in Costa Rica was 216,371 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 249,736 number in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 216,371 number in 2019.
How does Costa Rica rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
Costa Rica ranks 107th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (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
Last refreshed

Male 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/