School age population, early childhood educational development program in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: School age population, early childhood educational development program was 143,118 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
143,118 number
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
49th
of 92 countries
All-time high
164,716 number
in 1998
All-time low
143,118 number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development program in Costa Rica, 1998–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k1998200820191998: 164.7k number1999: 163.4k number2000: 160.9k number2001: 158.9k number2002: 155.7k number2003: 151.8k number2004: 148.4k number2005: 146.1k number2006: 143.9k number2007: 143.5k number2008: 144.3k number2009: 145.3k number2010: 145.7k number2011: 147.4k number2012: 147.9k number2013: 147.4k number2014: 146.8k number2015: 146.6k number2016: 146.3k number2017: 145.5k number2018: 144.4k number2019: 143.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development program in Costa Rica is 143,118 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development program in Costa Rica peaked at 164,716 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 143,118 number, in 2019.

That places Costa Rica 49th out of 92 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 164,082 number 163,449 number 164,716 number 2
2000s 149,884 number 143,527 number 160,948 number 10
2010s 146,112 number 143,118 number 147,852 number 10

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  4. 50 Turkmenistan 139,090 number compare
  5. 51 Austria 138,286 number compare
  6. 52 Sweden 123,402 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development program in Costa Rica?
School age population, early childhood educational development program in Costa Rica was 143,118 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 164,716 number in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 143,118 number in 2019.
How does Costa Rica rank for school age population, early childhood educational development program?
Costa Rica ranks 49th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development program rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 educational development programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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/