School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 71,446 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
71,446 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
118th
of 202 countries
All-time high
85,067 number
in 1996
All-time low
54,618 number
in 1978
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Costa Rica, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 71,446 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Costa Rica peaked at 85,067 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 54,618 number, in 1978.

Costa Rica ranks 118th of 202 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.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Costa Rica, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 59,139 number
1971 58,949 number -0.3%
1972 58,211 number -1.3%
1973 57,177 number -1.8%
1974 56,177 number -1.7%
1975 55,606 number -1.0%
1976 55,125 number -0.9%
1977 54,737 number -0.7%
1978 54,618 number -0.2%
1979 54,975 number +0.7%
1980 56,013 number +1.9%
1981 58,017 number +3.6%
1982 60,774 number +4.8%
1983 63,899 number +5.1%
1984 66,842 number +4.6%
1985 68,950 number +3.2%
1986 71,097 number +3.1%
1987 72,997 number +2.7%
1988 74,741 number +2.4%
1989 76,501 number +2.4%
1990 78,465 number +2.6%
1991 80,261 number +2.3%
1992 81,954 number +2.1%
1993 83,421 number +1.8%
1994 84,492 number +1.3%
1995 84,996 number +0.6%
1996 85,067 number +0.1%
1997 84,586 number -0.6%
1998 83,715 number -1.0%
1999 82,693 number -1.2%
2000 81,823 number -1.1%
2001 81,076 number -0.9%
2002 80,230 number -1.0%
2003 79,254 number -1.2%
2004 78,084 number -1.5%
2005 76,638 number -1.9%
2006 75,187 number -1.9%
2007 73,616 number -2.1%
2008 72,092 number -2.1%
2009 70,833 number -1.7%
2010 70,087 number -1.1%
2011 69,923 number -0.2%
2012 70,158 number +0.3%
2013 70,611 number +0.6%
2014 71,019 number +0.6%
2015 71,053 number +0.0%
2016 71,292 number +0.3%
2017 71,505 number +0.3%
2018 71,638 number +0.2%
2019 71,637 number -0.0%
2020 71,446 number -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 56,471 number 54,618 number 59,139 number 10
1980s 66,983 number 56,013 number 76,501 number 10
1990s 82,965 number 78,465 number 85,067 number 10
2000s 76,883 number 70,833 number 81,823 number 10
2010s 70,892 number 69,923 number 71,638 number 10
2020s 71,446 number 71,446 number 71,446 number 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 115 Panama 77,795 number compare
  2. 116 Mongolia 75,371 number compare
  3. 117 Lebanon 71,449 number compare
  4. 119 Gambia 71,002 number compare
  5. 120 Bulgaria 67,649 number compare
  6. 121 Serbia 66,775 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Costa Rica?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Costa Rica was 71,446 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 85,067 number in 1996.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 54,618 number in 1978.
How does Costa Rica rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Costa Rica ranks 118th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/