Over-age students, primary, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Over-age students, primary, male was 13.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Costa Rica, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 13.3% for over-age students, primary, male in 2018.
The figure is up 51.0% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Costa Rica peaked at 18.8% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2017.
That places Costa Rica 51st out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18.8% | — |
| 1972 | 16.5% | -12.2% |
| 1973 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 14.6% | -11.6% |
| 1976 | 14.5% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 15.6% | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 16.4% | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 16.1% | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 15.8% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 15.3% | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 14.7% | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 15.1% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 14.7% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 15.0% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 15.2% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 15.9% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | -26.0% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | +51.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.2% | 14.5% | 18.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 15.2% | 14.7% | 16.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 15.2% | 15.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 8.8% | 13.5% | 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, male in Costa Rica?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Costa Rica was 13.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 1970.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2017.
- How does Costa Rica rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 51st out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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, male (% of male 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.