What is population, ages 5-9, total in Costa Rica?

Population, ages 5-9, total in Costa Rica was 399,025 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).

What is the highest population, ages 5-9, total recorded in Costa Rica?

The highest recorded value was 423,198 in 1997.

What is the lowest population, ages 5-9, total recorded in Costa Rica?

The lowest recorded value was 369,838 in 1990.

How does Costa Rica rank for population, ages 5-9, total?

Costa Rica ranks 111th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, ages 5-9, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 5-9, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, ages 5-9, total in Costa Rica

Name: Population, ages 5-9, total in Costa Rica
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Costa Rica: Population, ages 5-9, total was 399,025 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

399,025

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

111th

of 191 countries

All-time high

423,198

in 1997

All-time low

369,838

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, ages 5-9, total in Costa Rica, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).

Analysis

In 2015, population, ages 5-9, total in Costa Rica stood at 399,025.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, ages 5-9, total in Costa Rica peaked at 423,198 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 369,838, in 1990.

That places Costa Rica 111th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	406,346	369,838	423,198	10
2000s	407,818	396,724	419,152	10
2010s	397,252	395,736	399,025	6

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

108 Mauritania 466,359 compare
109 Hungary 462,852 compare
110 Belarus 447,449 compare
112 Austria 398,607 compare
113 Lebanon 363,301 compare
114 Switzerland 362,474 compare

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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)

All data for Costa Rica →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, ages 5-9, total in Costa Rica?: Population, ages 5-9, total in Costa Rica was 399,025 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
What is the highest population, ages 5-9, total recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 423,198 in 1997.
What is the lowest population, ages 5-9, total recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 369,838 in 1990.
How does Costa Rica rank for population, ages 5-9, total?: Costa Rica ranks 111th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, ages 5-9, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 5-9, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, ages 5-9, total
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population, ages 5-9, total is the total population age 5-9.