Primary education, pupils in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Primary education, pupils was 460,126 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Costa Rica, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 460,126 for primary education, pupils in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Costa Rica peaked at 569,513 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 342,373, in 1982.
That places Costa Rica 112th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 362,074 | 349,378 | 373,901 | 10 |
| 1980s | 370,241 | 342,373 | 422,102 | 10 |
| 1990s | 499,045 | 435,205 | 569,513 | 10 |
| 2000s | 544,323 | 531,665 | 558,084 | 9 |
| 2010s | 488,060 | 472,421 | 520,609 | 10 |
| 2020s | 479,387 | 460,126 | 492,761 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 primary education, pupils in Costa Rica?
- Primary education, pupils in Costa Rica was 460,126 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 569,513 in 1999.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 342,373 in 1982.
- How does Costa Rica rank for primary education, pupils?
- Costa Rica ranks 112th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.