School age population, pre-primary education, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 69,902 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
69,902 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
134th
of 206 countries
All-time high
83,159 number
in 1995
All-time low
41,362 number
in 1997
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Costa Rica, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, female in Costa Rica is 69,902 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Costa Rica peaked at 83,159 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 41,362 number, in 1997.
Costa Rica ranks 134th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 58,286 number | — |
| 1971 | 57,890 number | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 57,028 number | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 55,975 number | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 55,076 number | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 54,747 number | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 54,330 number | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 54,049 number | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 54,088 number | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 54,663 number | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 55,986 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 58,202 number | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 61,055 number | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 64,128 number | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 66,851 number | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 68,554 number | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 70,553 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 72,338 number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 74,003 number | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 75,715 number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 77,655 number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 79,316 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 80,842 number | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 82,105 number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 82,933 number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 83,159 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 82,984 number | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 41,362 number | -50.2% |
| 1998 | 81,334 number | +96.6% |
| 1999 | 80,301 number | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 79,536 number | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 78,788 number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 77,932 number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 76,932 number | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 75,718 number | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 74,202 number | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 72,742 number | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 71,218 number | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 69,808 number | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 68,742 number | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 68,280 number | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 68,315 number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 68,697 number | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 69,220 number | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 69,602 number | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 69,492 number | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 69,715 number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 69,894 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 69,974 number | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 69,902 number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55,613 number | 54,049 number | 58,286 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 66,738 number | 55,986 number | 75,715 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 77,199 number | 41,362 number | 83,159 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 74,562 number | 68,742 number | 79,536 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 69,309 number | 68,280 number | 69,974 number | 10 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 102,057 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.91 % change on previous year (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Costa Rica?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Costa Rica was 69,902 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 83,159 number in 1995.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,362 number in 1997.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 134th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.