Over-age students, primary in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Over-age students, primary was 13.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Costa Rica, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 13.7% for over-age students, primary in 2018.
That represents a change of up 49.1% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Costa Rica peaked at 18.8% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2017.
Costa Rica ranks 44th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18.8% | — |
| 1972 | 16.5% | -12.2% |
| 1973 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 13.8% | -16.4% |
| 1976 | 13.5% | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 14.5% | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 15.3% | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 14.8% | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 14.5% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 13.9% | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 13.7% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 13.8% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 13.6% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 14.0% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 14.3% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 14.9% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 14.1% | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 14.0% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 14.8% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 13.8% | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 12.2% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -24.2% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | +49.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.6% | 13.5% | 18.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 13.6% | 14.8% | 7 |
| 1990s | 14.0% | 12.2% | 14.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 9.2% | 13.7% | 8 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.044 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 234,589 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0457 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Costa Rica?
- Over-age students, primary in Costa Rica was 13.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 1970.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2017.
- How does Costa Rica rank for over-age students, primary?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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 (% of 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.