Over-age students, primary, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Over-age students, primary, female was 14.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in Costa Rica, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, over-age students, primary, female in Costa Rica stood at 14.1%.
That represents a change of up 47.3% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Costa Rica peaked at 18.8% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2017.
Costa Rica ranks 35th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18.8% | — |
| 1972 | 16.5% | -12.2% |
| 1973 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 13.0% | -21.3% |
| 1976 | 12.4% | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 13.4% | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 14.1% | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 13.4% | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 13.1% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 12.5% | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 12.5% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 12.5% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 12.4% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 13.1% | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 13.3% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 14.0% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | -20.3% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -22.4% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | +47.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.0% | 12.4% | 18.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 12.8% | 12.4% | 13.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 13.7% | 13.3% | 14.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 9.6% | 14.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 over-age students, primary, female in Costa Rica?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Costa Rica was 14.1% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 1970.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2017.
- How does Costa Rica rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 35th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.