Population, age 17, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Population, age 17, male was 42,538 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 17, male in Costa Rica, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 42,538 for population, age 17, male in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 17, male in Costa Rica peaked at 46,471 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 28,357, in 1990.
Costa Rica ranks 112th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Population, age 17, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28,357 | — |
| 1991 | 28,894 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 29,909 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 31,263 | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 32,743 | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 34,187 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 35,541 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 36,832 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 38,088 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 39,364 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 40,687 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 42,073 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 43,467 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 44,743 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 45,735 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 46,328 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 46,471 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 46,218 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 45,694 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 45,077 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 44,505 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 44,021 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 43,603 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 43,237 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 42,890 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 42,538 | -0.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 42,538 is above the median for high income countries, which is 31,877, 1.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 42,538 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42,538, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,518 | 28,357 | 39,364 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44,649 | 40,687 | 46,471 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,466 | 42,538 | 44,505 | 6 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.16 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.51 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 17, male in Costa Rica?
- Population, age 17, male in Costa Rica was 42,538 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 17, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 46,471 in 2006.
- What is the lowest population, age 17, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,357 in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for population, age 17, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 112th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 17, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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 17, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, age 17, male refers to the male population at the specified age.