School age population, lower secondary education, male in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 108,986 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
108,986 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
123rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
130,991 number
in 2002
All-time low
70,915 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, lower secondary education, male in Costa Rica, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in Costa Rica is 108,986 number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Costa Rica peaked at 130,991 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 70,915 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, male in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in Costa Rica, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 70,915 number
1971 74,557 number +5.1%
1972 77,869 number +4.4%
1973 80,899 number +3.9%
1974 83,784 number +3.6%
1975 86,390 number +3.1%
1976 88,197 number +2.1%
1977 88,744 number +0.6%
1978 88,438 number -0.3%
1979 87,842 number -0.7%
1980 87,242 number -0.7%
1981 86,287 number -1.1%
1982 85,273 number -1.2%
1983 84,254 number -1.2%
1984 83,158 number -1.3%
1985 82,263 number -1.1%
1986 82,669 number +0.5%
1987 84,635 number +2.4%
1988 87,710 number +3.6%
1989 91,346 number +4.1%
1990 95,140 number +4.2%
1991 98,958 number +4.0%
1992 102,554 number +3.6%
1993 105,970 number +3.3%
1994 109,259 number +3.1%
1995 112,475 number +2.9%
1996 116,051 number +3.2%
1997 119,575 number +3.0%
1998 122,900 number +2.8%
1999 125,927 number +2.5%
2000 128,458 number +2.0%
2001 130,236 number +1.4%
2002 130,991 number +0.6%
2003 130,946 number -0.0%
2004 130,387 number -0.4%
2005 129,528 number -0.7%
2006 128,725 number -0.6%
2007 127,785 number -0.7%
2008 126,694 number -0.9%
2009 125,468 number -1.0%
2010 124,045 number -1.1%
2011 122,223 number -1.5%
2012 119,975 number -1.8%
2013 117,463 number -2.1%
2014 114,835 number -2.2%
2015 112,331 number -2.2%
2016 110,538 number -1.6%
2017 109,597 number -0.9%
2018 109,238 number -0.3%
2019 109,099 number -0.1%
2020 108,986 number -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 82,764 number 70,915 number 88,744 number 10
1980s 85,484 number 82,263 number 91,346 number 10
1990s 110,881 number 95,140 number 125,927 number 10
2000s 128,922 number 125,468 number 130,991 number 10
2010s 114,934 number 109,099 number 124,045 number 10
2020s 108,986 number 108,986 number 108,986 number 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 120 Switzerland 125,579 number compare
  2. 121 Bosnia and Herzegovina 117,575 number compare
  3. 122 Panama 112,178 number compare
  4. 124 Mongolia 104,153 number compare
  5. 125 Armenia 103,057 number compare
  6. 126 Denmark 102,936 number compare

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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 108,986 number in 2020, 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 130,991 number in 2002.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 70,915 number in 1970.
How does Costa Rica rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
Costa Rica ranks 123rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.