School age population, secondary education, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School age population, secondary education, female was 173,849 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
173,849 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
125th
of 205 countries
All-time high
209,292 number
in 2004
All-time low
108,532 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Costa Rica, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in Costa Rica is 173,849 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Costa Rica peaked at 209,292 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 108,532 number, in 1970.
Costa Rica ranks 125th of 205 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, secondary education, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 108,532 number | — |
| 1971 | 114,586 number | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 120,209 number | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 125,484 number | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 130,497 number | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 135,072 number | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 138,826 number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 141,316 number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 142,668 number | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 143,008 number | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 142,602 number | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 141,437 number | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 140,274 number | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 139,002 number | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 137,395 number | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 135,767 number | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 135,350 number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 136,275 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 138,564 number | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 142,446 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 147,604 number | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 153,431 number | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 159,217 number | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 164,960 number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 170,480 number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 175,721 number | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 181,466 number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 187,083 number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 192,414 number | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 197,426 number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 201,872 number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 205,482 number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 207,915 number | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 209,205 number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 209,292 number | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 208,390 number | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 207,325 number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 205,919 number | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 204,198 number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 202,306 number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 200,207 number | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 197,647 number | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 194,619 number | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 191,191 number | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 187,305 number | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 183,232 number | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 179,821 number | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 177,225 number | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 175,385 number | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 174,320 number | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 173,849 number | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 130,020 number | 108,532 number | 143,008 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 138,911 number | 135,350 number | 142,602 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 172,980 number | 147,604 number | 197,426 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 206,190 number | 201,872 number | 209,292 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 186,095 number | 174,320 number | 200,207 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 173,849 number | 173,849 number | 173,849 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, secondary education, female in Costa Rica?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Costa Rica was 173,849 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 209,292 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 108,532 number in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 125th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.