Population, age 15, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Population, age 15, female was 39,510 in 2015. β² Rising
Population, age 15, female in Costa Rica, 1990β2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 39,510 for population, age 15, female in 2015.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 15, female in Costa Rica peaked at 43,118 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 28,725, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 113th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,741 | 28,725 | 39,393 | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,196 | 40,457 | 43,118 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,272 | 39,510 | 41,038 | 5 |
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- 115 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 36,619 compare
- 116 Denmark 33,058 compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0084 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 15, female in Costa Rica?
- Population, age 15, female in Costa Rica was 39,510 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 15, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 43,118 in 2005.
- What is the lowest population, age 15, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,725 in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for population, age 15, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 113th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 15, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 15, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.