Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 34,962 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Costa Rica, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 34,962 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Costa Rica peaked at 41,613 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 26,910 number, in 1979.
Costa Rica ranks 117th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28,845 number | — |
| 1971 | 29,025 number | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 28,882 number | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 28,535 number | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 28,098 number | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 27,728 number | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 27,461 number | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 27,177 number | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 26,964 number | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 26,910 number | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 27,108 number | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 27,694 number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 28,729 number | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 30,032 number | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 31,410 number | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 32,608 number | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 33,712 number | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 34,706 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 35,628 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 36,532 number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 37,485 number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 38,417 number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 39,331 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 40,167 number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 40,858 number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 41,328 number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 41,613 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 41,584 number | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 41,319 number | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 40,897 number | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 40,439 number | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 40,095 number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 39,708 number | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 39,261 number | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 38,738 number | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 38,108 number | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 37,455 number | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 36,695 number | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 35,909 number | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 35,181 number | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 34,614 number | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 34,323 number | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 34,271 number | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 34,370 number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 34,531 number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 34,621 number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 34,726 number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 34,838 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 34,932 number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 34,982 number | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 34,962 number | -0.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 34,962 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 21,652 number, 1.6× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 34,962 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,959 number, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27,962 number | 26,910 number | 29,025 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,816 number | 27,108 number | 36,532 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 40,300 number | 37,485 number | 41,613 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,159 number | 35,181 number | 40,439 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,621 number | 34,271 number | 34,982 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,962 number | 34,962 number | 34,962 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Costa Rica?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Costa Rica was 34,962 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 41,613 number in 1996.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,910 number in 1979.
- How does Costa Rica rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 117th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.