School age population, primary education, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School age population, primary education, male was 219,209 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
219,209 number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
116th
of 206 countries
All-time high
259,465 number
in 1999
All-time low
166,886 number
in 1981
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Costa Rica, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Costa Rica stood at 219,209 number.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Costa Rica peaked at 259,465 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 166,886 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, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 168,411 number | — |
| 1971 | 172,576 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 175,283 number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 176,432 number | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 175,983 number | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 174,291 number | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 172,964 number | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 171,346 number | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 169,613 number | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 168,052 number | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 167,032 number | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 166,886 number | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 168,731 number | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 172,639 number | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 178,534 number | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 185,757 number | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 193,154 number | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 200,158 number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 206,779 number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 213,090 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 219,233 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 225,500 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 231,862 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 238,118 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 244,006 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 249,232 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 254,136 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 257,555 number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 259,346 number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 259,465 number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 258,151 number | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 256,893 number | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 255,180 number | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 253,057 number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 250,556 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 247,656 number | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 244,779 number | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 241,200 number | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 237,030 number | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 232,434 number | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 227,719 number | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 223,705 number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 220,645 number | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 218,637 number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 217,712 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 217,599 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 217,765 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 218,054 number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 218,444 number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 218,875 number | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 219,209 number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 172,495 number | 168,052 number | 176,432 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 185,276 number | 166,886 number | 213,090 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 243,845 number | 219,233 number | 259,465 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 247,694 number | 232,434 number | 258,151 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 219,916 number | 217,599 number | 227,719 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 219,209 number | 219,209 number | 219,209 number | 1 |
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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, primary education, male in Costa Rica?
- School age population, primary education, male in Costa Rica was 219,209 number in 2020, 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 259,465 number in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 166,886 number in 1981.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 116th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.