School age population, lower secondary education, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 116,780 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Costa Rica, 2002–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in Costa Rica is 116,780, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Costa Rica peaked at 135,078 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 114,923, 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, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 134,067 | — |
| 2003 | 135,078 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 134,355 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 133,207 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 132,363 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 133,062 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 131,437 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 131,092 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 127,552 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 126,805 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 124,998 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 125,176 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 121,815 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 118,963 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 116,027 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 115,355 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 114,923 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 115,826 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 117,568 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 117,689 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 116,420 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 116,191 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 116,530 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 116,780 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 133,083 | 131,092 | 135,078 | 8 |
| 2010s | 120,744 | 114,923 | 127,552 | 10 |
| 2020s | 116,863 | 116,191 | 117,689 | 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, male in Costa Rica?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Costa Rica was 116,780 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 135,078 in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 114,923 in 2018.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 124th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release