School age population, pre-primary education, male in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 73,253 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
73,253 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
132nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
86,910 number
in 1995
All-time low
43,224 number
in 1997
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, pre-primary education, male in Costa Rica, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 73,253 number for school age population, pre-primary education, male in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Costa Rica peaked at 86,910 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 43,224 number, in 1997.

Costa Rica ranks 132nd 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, male in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) in Costa Rica, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 60,093 number
1971 59,613 number -0.8%
1972 58,631 number -1.6%
1973 57,445 number -2.0%
1974 56,436 number -1.8%
1975 56,049 number -0.7%
1976 55,658 number -0.7%
1977 55,433 number -0.4%
1978 55,561 number +0.2%
1979 56,259 number +1.3%
1980 57,744 number +2.6%
1981 60,233 number +4.3%
1982 63,406 number +5.3%
1983 66,802 number +5.4%
1984 69,779 number +4.5%
1985 71,594 number +2.6%
1986 73,701 number +2.9%
1987 75,539 number +2.5%
1988 77,231 number +2.2%
1989 78,991 number +2.3%
1990 81,050 number +2.6%
1991 82,816 number +2.2%
1992 84,443 number +2.0%
1993 85,794 number +1.6%
1994 86,681 number +1.0%
1995 86,910 number +0.3%
1996 86,732 number -0.2%
1997 43,224 number -50.2%
1998 85,020 number +96.7%
1999 83,955 number -1.3%
2000 83,181 number -0.9%
2001 82,400 number -0.9%
2002 81,517 number -1.1%
2003 80,486 number -1.3%
2004 79,233 number -1.6%
2005 77,661 number -2.0%
2006 76,150 number -1.9%
2007 74,564 number -2.1%
2008 73,096 number -2.0%
2009 71,985 number -1.5%
2010 71,503 number -0.7%
2011 71,554 number +0.1%
2012 71,966 number +0.6%
2013 72,524 number +0.8%
2014 72,926 number +0.6%
2015 72,806 number -0.2%
2016 73,046 number +0.3%
2017 73,239 number +0.3%
2018 73,327 number +0.1%
2019 73,253 number -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 57,118 number 55,433 number 60,093 number 10
1980s 69,502 number 57,744 number 78,991 number 10
1990s 80,662 number 43,224 number 86,910 number 10
2000s 78,027 number 71,985 number 83,181 number 10
2010s 72,614 number 71,503 number 73,327 number 10

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 129 Oman 79,993 number compare
  2. 130 Panama 79,456 number compare
  3. 131 Republic of Moldova 78,212 number compare
  4. 133 Uruguay 73,067 number compare
  5. 134 Jamaica 72,948 number compare
  6. 135 Lesotho 72,107 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Costa Rica?
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Costa Rica was 73,253 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 86,910 number in 1995.
What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 43,224 number in 1997.
How does Costa Rica rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
Costa Rica ranks 132nd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.