School age population, early childhood educational development in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School age population, early childhood educational development was 208,407 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Costa Rica, 2002–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood educational development in Costa Rica stood at 208,407. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Costa Rica peaked at 320,825 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 208,407, in 2025.
That places Costa Rica 56th out of 104 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 320,825 | — |
| 2003 | 315,286 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 309,529 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 302,812 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 302,394 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 303,011 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 304,989 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 305,584 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 304,753 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 305,468 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 303,761 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 303,673 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 305,335 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 302,726 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 300,260 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 295,694 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 287,920 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 274,944 | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 258,190 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 241,534 | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 227,531 | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 218,177 | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 212,475 | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 208,407 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 308,054 | 302,394 | 320,825 | 8 |
| 2010s | 298,453 | 274,944 | 305,468 | 10 |
| 2020s | 227,719 | 208,407 | 258,190 | 6 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Costa Rica?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Costa Rica was 208,407 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 320,825 in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 208,407 in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Costa Rica ranks 56th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release