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

Costa Rica: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 34,888 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
34,888 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
119th
of 202 countries
All-time high
41,598 number
in 1996
All-time low
26,956 number
in 1978
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 34,888 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020.

The figure 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 age in Costa Rica peaked at 41,598 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 26,956 number, in 1978.

Costa Rica ranks 119th 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 age in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Costa Rica, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 29,115 number
1971 29,037 number -0.3%
1972 28,696 number -1.2%
1973 28,212 number -1.7%
1974 27,742 number -1.7%
1975 27,478 number -1.0%
1976 27,235 number -0.9%
1977 27,032 number -0.7%
1978 26,956 number -0.3%
1979 27,110 number +0.6%
1980 27,594 number +1.8%
1981 28,535 number +3.4%
1982 29,838 number +4.6%
1983 31,320 number +5.0%
1984 32,722 number +4.5%
1985 33,735 number +3.1%
1986 34,775 number +3.1%
1987 35,707 number +2.7%
1988 36,570 number +2.4%
1989 37,439 number +2.4%
1990 38,397 number +2.6%
1991 39,269 number +2.3%
1992 40,090 number +2.1%
1993 40,800 number +1.8%
1994 41,318 number +1.3%
1995 41,564 number +0.6%
1996 41,598 number +0.1%
1997 41,362 number -0.6%
1998 40,934 number -1.0%
1999 40,431 number -1.2%
2000 39,999 number -1.1%
2001 39,633 number -0.9%
2002 39,216 number -1.1%
2003 38,735 number -1.2%
2004 38,159 number -1.5%
2005 37,449 number -1.9%
2006 36,735 number -1.9%
2007 35,965 number -2.1%
2008 35,218 number -2.1%
2009 34,602 number -1.7%
2010 34,237 number -1.1%
2011 34,153 number -0.2%
2012 34,265 number +0.3%
2013 34,484 number +0.6%
2014 34,683 number +0.6%
2015 34,700 number +0.0%
2016 34,815 number +0.3%
2017 34,918 number +0.3%
2018 34,982 number +0.2%
2019 34,981 number -0.0%
2020 34,888 number -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 27,861 number 26,956 number 29,115 number 10
1980s 32,824 number 27,594 number 37,439 number 10
1990s 40,576 number 38,397 number 41,598 number 10
2000s 37,571 number 34,602 number 39,999 number 10
2010s 34,622 number 34,153 number 34,982 number 10
2020s 34,888 number 34,888 number 34,888 number 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 116 Mongolia 37,214 number compare
  2. 117 Gambia 35,146 number compare
  3. 118 Lebanon 35,094 number compare
  4. 120 Bulgaria 32,887 number compare
  5. 121 Namibia 32,514 number compare
  6. 122 Serbia 32,501 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Costa Rica?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Costa Rica was 34,888 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 41,598 number in 1996.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 26,956 number in 1978.
How does Costa Rica rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Costa Rica ranks 119th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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, female (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, female (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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Female 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/