School age population, primary education, both sexes in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 428,468 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
428,468 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
116th
of 206 countries
All-time high
508,094 number
in 1999
All-time low
329,587 number
in 1981
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Costa Rica, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Costa Rica stood at 428,468 number.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Costa Rica peaked at 508,094 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 329,587 number, in 1981.
That places Costa Rica 116th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 331,643 number | — |
| 1971 | 339,861 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 345,282 number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 347,706 number | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 347,054 number | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 344,014 number | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 341,556 number | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 338,480 number | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 335,135 number | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 332,070 number | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 330,011 number | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 329,587 number | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 332,961 number | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 340,287 number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 351,414 number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 365,106 number | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 379,149 number | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 392,525 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 405,274 number | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 417,538 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 429,573 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 441,824 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 454,256 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 466,470 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 477,955 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 488,137 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 497,716 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 504,399 number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 507,900 number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 508,094 number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 505,447 number | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 502,949 number | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 499,543 number | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 495,316 number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 490,346 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 484,604 number | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 478,905 number | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 471,845 number | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 463,639 number | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 454,602 number | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 445,348 number | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 437,457 number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 431,431 number | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 427,461 number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 425,623 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 425,387 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 425,690 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 426,244 number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 427,003 number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 427,832 number | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 428,468 number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 340,280 number | 331,643 number | 347,706 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 364,385 number | 329,587 number | 417,538 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 477,632 number | 429,573 number | 508,094 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 484,720 number | 454,602 number | 505,447 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 429,948 number | 425,387 number | 445,348 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 428,468 number | 428,468 number | 428,468 number | 1 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.044 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 234,589 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0457 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Costa Rica?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Costa Rica was 428,468 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 508,094 number in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 329,587 number in 1981.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 116th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.