School age population, lower secondary education, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 112,295 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Costa Rica, 2002–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Costa Rica stood at 112,295.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Costa Rica peaked at 129,438 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 111,104, in 2022.
Costa Rica ranks 123rd 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, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 129,103 | — |
| 2003 | 129,438 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 128,261 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 127,402 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 127,036 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 127,905 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 126,094 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 126,074 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 122,903 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 121,895 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 120,174 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 120,225 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 117,342 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 114,953 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 112,129 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 111,864 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 111,153 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 111,377 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 112,524 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 112,468 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 111,104 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 111,282 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 111,659 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 112,295 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 127,664 | 126,074 | 129,438 | 8 |
| 2010s | 116,402 | 111,153 | 122,903 | 10 |
| 2020s | 111,889 | 111,104 | 112,524 | 6 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 228,863 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 123,741 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 221,811 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.17 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 34,294 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,765 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 119,754 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Costa Rica?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Costa Rica was 112,295 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 129,438 in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 111,104 in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 123rd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release