School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 209,259 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
209,259 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
116th
of 206 countries
All-time high
248,629 number
in 1999
All-time low
162,701 number
in 1981
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Costa Rica, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Costa Rica stood at 209,259 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, female in Costa Rica peaked at 248,629 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 162,701 number, in 1981.
Costa Rica ranks 116th of 206 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, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 163,232 number | — |
| 1971 | 167,285 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 169,999 number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 171,274 number | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 171,071 number | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 169,723 number | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 168,592 number | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 167,134 number | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 165,522 number | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 164,018 number | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 162,979 number | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 162,701 number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 164,230 number | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 167,648 number | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 172,880 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 179,349 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 185,995 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 192,367 number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 198,495 number | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 204,448 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 210,340 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 216,324 number | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 222,394 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 228,352 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 233,949 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 238,905 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 243,580 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 246,844 number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 248,554 number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 248,629 number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 247,296 number | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 246,056 number | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 244,363 number | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 242,259 number | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 239,790 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 236,948 number | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 234,126 number | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 230,645 number | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 226,609 number | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 222,168 number | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 217,629 number | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 213,752 number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 210,786 number | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 208,824 number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 207,911 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 207,788 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 207,925 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 208,190 number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 208,559 number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 208,957 number | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 209,259 number | +0.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 209,259 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 111,289 number, 1.9× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 209,259 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 135,248 number, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 167,785 number | 163,232 number | 171,274 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 179,109 number | 162,701 number | 204,448 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 233,787 number | 210,340 number | 248,629 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 237,026 number | 222,168 number | 247,296 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 210,032 number | 207,788 number | 217,629 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 209,259 number | 209,259 number | 209,259 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.16 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.51 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Costa Rica?
- School age population, primary education, female in Costa Rica was 209,259 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 248,629 number in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 162,701 number in 1981.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 116th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.