School age population, lower secondary education, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 104,102 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
104,102 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
122nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
125,757 number
in 2002
All-time low
68,777 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Costa Rica, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 104,102 number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Costa Rica peaked at 125,757 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 68,777 number, in 1970.
Costa Rica ranks 122nd 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, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 68,777 number | — |
| 1971 | 72,259 number | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 75,444 number | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 78,369 number | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 81,163 number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 83,703 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 85,489 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 86,101 number | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 85,922 number | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 85,482 number | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 85,028 number | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 84,207 number | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 83,275 number | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 82,303 number | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 81,252 number | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 80,379 number | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 80,681 number | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 82,388 number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 85,100 number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 88,330 number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 91,728 number | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 95,214 number | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 98,569 number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 101,818 number | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 104,988 number | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 108,096 number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 111,548 number | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 114,918 number | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 118,079 number | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 120,958 number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 123,363 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 125,067 number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 125,757 number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 125,664 number | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 125,071 number | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 124,194 number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 123,385 number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 122,437 number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 121,345 number | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 120,129 number | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 118,725 number | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 116,952 number | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 114,768 number | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 112,336 number | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 109,792 number | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 107,375 number | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 105,644 number | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 104,722 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 104,363 number | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 104,221 number | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 104,102 number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80,271 number | 68,777 number | 86,101 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 83,294 number | 80,379 number | 88,330 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 106,592 number | 91,728 number | 120,958 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 123,641 number | 120,129 number | 125,757 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 109,890 number | 104,221 number | 118,725 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 104,102 number | 104,102 number | 104,102 number | 1 |
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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 104,102 number in 2020, 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 125,757 number in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 68,777 number in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 122nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.