School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 213,088 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
213,088 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
123rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
256,748 number
in 2002
All-time low
139,692 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Costa Rica, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Costa Rica is 213,088 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Costa Rica peaked at 256,748 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 139,692 number, in 1970.
Costa Rica ranks 123rd of 205 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 139,692 number | — |
| 1971 | 146,816 number | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 153,313 number | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 159,268 number | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 164,947 number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 170,093 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 173,686 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 174,845 number | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 174,360 number | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 173,324 number | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 172,270 number | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 170,494 number | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 168,548 number | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 166,557 number | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 164,410 number | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 162,642 number | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 163,350 number | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 167,023 number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 172,810 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 179,676 number | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 186,868 number | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 194,172 number | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 201,123 number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 207,788 number | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 214,247 number | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 220,571 number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 227,599 number | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 234,493 number | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 240,979 number | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 246,885 number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 251,821 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 255,303 number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 256,748 number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 256,610 number | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 255,458 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 253,722 number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 252,110 number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 250,222 number | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 248,039 number | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 245,597 number | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 242,770 number | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 239,175 number | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 234,743 number | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 229,799 number | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 224,627 number | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 219,706 number | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 216,182 number | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 214,319 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 213,601 number | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 213,320 number | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 213,088 number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 163,034 number | 139,692 number | 174,845 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 168,778 number | 162,642 number | 179,676 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 217,472 number | 186,868 number | 246,885 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 252,563 number | 245,597 number | 256,748 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 224,824 number | 213,320 number | 242,770 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 213,088 number | 213,088 number | 213,088 number | 1 |
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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 213,088 number in 2020, 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 256,748 number in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 139,692 number in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 123rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.