Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 1.32 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.32
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
202nd
of 229 countries
All-time high
6.73
in 1959
All-time low
1.32
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Costa Rica, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Costa Rica stood at 1.32. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Costa Rica peaked at 6.73 in 1959 and was at its lowest, 1.32, in 2024.
Costa Rica ranks 202nd of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.32 | — |
| 1951 | 6.39 | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 6.46 | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 6.51 | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 6.54 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 6.57 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 6.6 | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 6.66 | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 6.71 | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 6.73 | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 6.71 | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 6.65 | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 6.54 | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 6.39 | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 6.19 | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 5.96 | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 5.7 | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 5.42 | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 5.03 | -7.2% |
| 1969 | 4.83 | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 4.58 | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 4.36 | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 4.16 | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 3.99 | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 3.89 | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 3.8 | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 3.75 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 3.7 | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 3.66 | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 3.65 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 3.58 | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 3.56 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 3.54 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 3.52 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 3.52 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 3.51 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 3.45 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 3.38 | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 3.31 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 3.24 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 3.17 | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 3.08 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 3 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 2.93 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 2.86 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 2.78 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 2.68 | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 2.59 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 2.53 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.48 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 2.41 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 2.31 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 2.16 | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 2.08 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 2.03 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.04 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.94 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.95 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.98 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.95 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.83 | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 1.88 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.85 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.78 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.8 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.8 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.75 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.71 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.71 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.6 | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 1.45 | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 1.35 | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 1.33 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.33 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.32 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.55 | 6.32 | 6.73 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.94 | 4.83 | 6.71 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.96 | 3.65 | 4.58 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.46 | 3.24 | 3.58 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.81 | 2.48 | 3.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.09 | 1.94 | 2.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 | 1.6 | 1.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 | 1.32 | 1.45 | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Costa Rica?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Costa Rica was 1.32 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.73 in 1959.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- Costa Rica ranks 202nd out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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