School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 76,073 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Costa Rica, 2002–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Costa Rica is 76,073, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Costa Rica peaked at 88,130 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 74,406, in 2021.
That places Costa Rica 120th out of 222 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, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 86,790 | — |
| 2003 | 86,550 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 87,182 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 85,582 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 88,130 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 83,773 | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 85,230 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 81,433 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 82,038 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 81,698 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 81,647 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 75,796 | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 76,462 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 75,887 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 74,855 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 75,307 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 77,038 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 77,784 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 75,381 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 74,406 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 77,725 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 76,088 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 75,289 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 76,073 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85,584 | 81,433 | 88,130 | 8 |
| 2010s | 77,851 | 74,855 | 82,038 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75,827 | 74,406 | 77,725 | 6 |
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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 school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Costa Rica?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Costa Rica was 76,073 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 88,130 in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,406 in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release