School age population, early childhood educational development in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School age population, early childhood educational development was 101,972 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Costa Rica, 2002–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Costa Rica is 101,972, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Costa Rica peaked at 157,050 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 101,972, in 2025.
Costa Rica ranks 56th of 104 countries on this measure, 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 | 157,050 | — |
| 2003 | 154,798 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 152,141 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 148,777 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 148,706 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 148,672 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 149,294 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 149,420 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 148,749 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 149,298 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 148,610 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 148,601 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 149,594 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 148,509 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 147,382 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 145,042 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 141,347 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 134,840 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 126,675 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 118,904 | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 112,201 | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 107,393 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 104,364 | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 101,972 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 151,107 | 148,672 | 157,050 | 8 |
| 2010s | 146,197 | 134,840 | 149,594 | 10 |
| 2020s | 111,918 | 101,972 | 126,675 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 53 United Arab Emirates 119,683 compare
- 54 Azerbaijan 117,617 compare
- 55 Sweden 108,515 compare
- 57 Denmark 88,165 compare
- 58 New Zealand 86,300 compare
- 59 Ireland 85,816 compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2024)
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 101,972 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 157,050 in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 101,972 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 31.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release