School age population, primary education, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School age population, primary education, male was 216,915 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, male in Costa Rica, 2002–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, primary education, male in Costa Rica stood at 216,915. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Costa Rica peaked at 264,602 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 216,915, in 2025.
Costa Rica ranks 120th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 264,602 | — |
| 2003 | 263,421 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 260,594 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 258,239 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 256,089 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 252,732 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 248,661 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 244,019 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 241,257 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 237,226 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 233,936 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 231,909 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 232,997 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 232,686 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 232,334 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 233,864 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 234,322 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 233,290 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 232,298 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 231,879 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 231,222 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 227,807 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 223,734 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 216,915 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 256,045 | 244,019 | 264,602 | 8 |
| 2010s | 234,382 | 231,909 | 241,257 | 10 |
| 2020s | 227,309 | 216,915 | 232,298 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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, primary education, male in Costa Rica?
- School age population, primary education, male in Costa Rica was 216,915 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 264,602 in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 216,915 in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release