What is population, age 8, total in Costa Rica?

Population, age 8, total in Costa Rica was 79,842 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 8, total recorded in Costa Rica?

The highest recorded value was 85,012 in 1999.

What is the lowest population, age 8, total recorded in Costa Rica?

The lowest recorded value was 72,116 in 1990.

How does Costa Rica rank for population, age 8, total?

Costa Rica ranks 112th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 8, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Costa Rica data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 8, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 8, total in Costa Rica

Name: Population, age 8, total in Costa Rica
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Costa Rica: Population, age 8, total was 79,842 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

79,842

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

112th

of 191 countries

All-time high

85,012

in 1999

All-time low

72,116

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 8, total in Costa Rica, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 79,842 for population, age 8, total in 2015.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 8, total in Costa Rica peaked at 85,012 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 72,116, in 1990.

Costa Rica ranks 112th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	80,531	72,116	85,012	10
2000s	82,362	79,689	84,861	10
2010s	79,508	79,313	79,842	5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

109 Mauritania 92,337 compare
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114 Lebanon 72,417 compare
115 United Arab Emirates 70,641 compare

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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)

All data for Costa Rica →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 8, total in Costa Rica?: Population, age 8, total in Costa Rica was 79,842 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 8, total recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 85,012 in 1999.
What is the lowest population, age 8, total recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 72,116 in 1990.
How does Costa Rica rank for population, age 8, total?: Costa Rica ranks 112th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 8, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 8, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 8, total
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.