Population, age 3, total in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Population, age 3, total was 78,802 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 3, total in Costa Rica, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 78,802 for population, age 3, total in 2015.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 3, total in Costa Rica peaked at 83,668 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 78,632, in 2007.
That places Costa Rica 112th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82,412 | 80,607 | 83,668 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78,922 | 78,632 | 79,878 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78,880 | 78,759 | 79,027 | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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 43,058 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.32 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 3, total in Costa Rica?
- Population, age 3, total in Costa Rica was 78,802 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 3, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 83,668 in 1994.
- What is the lowest population, age 3, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 78,632 in 2007.
- How does Costa Rica rank for population, age 3, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 112th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 3, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 3, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.