School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 229,075 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Costa Rica, 2002–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 229,075 for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Costa Rica peaked at 264,516 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 226,076, in 2018.
Costa Rica ranks 124th of 220 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 263,170 | — |
| 2003 | 264,516 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 262,616 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 260,609 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 259,399 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 260,967 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 257,531 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 257,166 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 250,455 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 248,700 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 245,172 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 245,401 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 239,157 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 233,916 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 228,156 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 227,219 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 226,076 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 227,203 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 230,092 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 230,157 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 227,524 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 227,473 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 228,189 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 229,075 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 260,747 | 257,166 | 264,516 | 8 |
| 2010s | 237,146 | 226,076 | 250,455 | 10 |
| 2020s | 228,752 | 227,473 | 230,157 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,537 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Costa Rica?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Costa Rica was 229,075 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 264,516 in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 226,076 in 2018.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 124th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release