Population, ages 12-17, total in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Population, ages 12-17, total was 485,712 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 12-17, total in Costa Rica, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 485,712 for population, ages 12-17, total in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 12-17, total in Costa Rica peaked at 528,536 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 358,976, 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 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 420,015 | 358,976 | 489,166 | 10 |
| 2000s | 519,093 | 501,807 | 528,536 | 10 |
| 2010s | 493,919 | 485,712 | 504,424 | 6 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- 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 43,058 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.32 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 12-17, total in Costa Rica?
- Population, ages 12-17, total in Costa Rica was 485,712 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 12-17, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 528,536 in 2005.
- What is the lowest population, ages 12-17, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 358,976 in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for population, ages 12-17, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 113th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 12-17, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 12-17, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 12-17, total is the total population age 12-17.