Children out of school, primary, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Children out of school, primary, male was 9,280 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, male in Costa Rica, 2011–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, children out of school, primary, male in Costa Rica stood at 9,280.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Costa Rica peaked at 22,758 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6,027, in 2011.
Costa Rica ranks 102nd of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6,027 | — |
| 2012 | 9,840 | +63.3% |
| 2013 | 14,583 | +48.2% |
| 2014 | 20,319 | +39.3% |
| 2015 | 18,945 | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 17,788 | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 22,758 | +27.9% |
| 2018 | 14,863 | -34.7% |
| 2019 | 10,363 | -30.3% |
| 2020 | 11,691 | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 13,579 | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 12,697 | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 10,267 | -19.1% |
| 2024 | 9,280 | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15,054 | 6,027 | 22,758 | 9 |
| 2020s | 11,503 | 9,280 | 13,579 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 99 Kyrgyzstan 10,495 compare
- 100 Cape Verde 10,087 compare
- 101 Chile 9,892 compare
- 103 Thailand 8,980 compare
- 104 Timor-Leste 8,710 compare
- 105 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8,643 compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,015 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,694 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,047 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, male in Costa Rica?
- Children out of school, primary, male in Costa Rica was 9,280 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 22,758 in 2017.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,027 in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for children out of school, primary, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 102nd out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.