School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 28,906 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Costa Rica, 2002–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 28,906 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Costa Rica peaked at 43,431 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 28,906, in 2025.
That places Costa Rica 131st out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 43,431 | — |
| 2003 | 41,270 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 42,089 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 41,632 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 41,448 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 38,738 | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 38,803 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 38,519 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 38,066 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 38,367 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 39,443 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 39,843 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 38,502 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 38,175 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 39,599 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 38,830 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 38,418 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 38,843 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 38,072 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 37,501 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 36,184 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 34,756 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 31,597 | -9.1% |
| 2025 | 28,906 | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40,741 | 38,519 | 43,431 | 8 |
| 2010s | 38,809 | 38,066 | 39,843 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,503 | 28,906 | 38,072 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,015 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,694 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,047 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Costa Rica?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Costa Rica was 28,906 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 43,431 in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,906 in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Costa Rica ranks 131st out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release