School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 36,359 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
36,359 number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
116th
of 204 countries
All-time high
43,568 number
in 2000
All-time low
25,949 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Costa Rica, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 36,359 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in 2020.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Costa Rica peaked at 43,568 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25,949 number, in 1970.
Costa Rica ranks 116th of 204 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.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25,949 number | — |
| 1971 | 26,967 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 27,902 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 28,802 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 29,466 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 29,632 number | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 29,454 number | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 29,255 number | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 29,044 number | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 28,768 number | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 28,404 number | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 27,968 number | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 27,661 number | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 27,367 number | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 27,348 number | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 27,998 number | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 29,227 number | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 30,400 number | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 31,618 number | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 32,866 number | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 33,996 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 35,043 number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 36,158 number | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 37,267 number | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 38,350 number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 39,452 number | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 40,656 number | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 41,705 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 42,641 number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 43,329 number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 43,568 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 43,521 number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 43,399 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 43,160 number | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 42,821 number | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 42,466 number | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 42,173 number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 41,763 number | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 41,305 number | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 40,744 number | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 39,972 number | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 39,076 number | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 38,244 number | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 37,412 number | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 36,715 number | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 36,371 number | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 36,350 number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 36,310 number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 36,280 number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 36,298 number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 36,359 number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28,524 number | 25,949 number | 29,632 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,086 number | 27,348 number | 32,866 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 38,860 number | 33,996 number | 43,329 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,492 number | 40,744 number | 43,568 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,303 number | 36,280 number | 39,972 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,359 number | 36,359 number | 36,359 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Costa Rica?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Costa Rica was 36,359 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 43,568 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,949 number in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 116th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.