School age population, secondary education, male in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: School age population, secondary education, male was 181,972 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
181,972 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
126th
of 205 countries
All-time high
218,032 number
in 2004
All-time low
111,823 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, secondary education, male in Costa Rica, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, secondary education, male in Costa Rica stood at 181,972 number.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Costa Rica peaked at 218,032 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 111,823 number, in 1970.

Costa Rica ranks 126th 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, male in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for School age population, secondary education, male (number) in Costa Rica, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 111,823 number
1971 118,160 number +5.7%
1972 124,030 number +5.0%
1973 129,525 number +4.4%
1974 134,727 number +4.0%
1975 139,440 number +3.5%
1976 143,264 number +2.7%
1977 145,751 number +1.7%
1978 147,019 number +0.9%
1979 147,181 number +0.1%
1980 146,543 number -0.4%
1981 145,110 number -1.0%
1982 143,762 number -0.9%
1983 142,363 number -1.0%
1984 140,651 number -1.2%
1985 138,956 number -1.2%
1986 138,594 number -0.3%
1987 139,733 number +0.8%
1988 142,393 number +1.9%
1989 146,802 number +3.1%
1990 152,587 number +3.9%
1991 158,990 number +4.2%
1992 165,293 number +4.0%
1993 171,481 number +3.7%
1994 177,325 number +3.4%
1995 182,784 number +3.1%
1996 188,689 number +3.2%
1997 194,522 number +3.1%
1998 200,103 number +2.9%
1999 205,377 number +2.6%
2000 210,078 number +2.3%
2001 213,834 number +1.8%
2002 216,413 number +1.2%
2003 217,839 number +0.7%
2004 218,032 number +0.1%
2005 217,193 number -0.4%
2006 216,144 number -0.5%
2007 214,759 number -0.6%
2008 213,053 number -0.8%
2009 211,167 number -0.9%
2010 209,060 number -1.0%
2011 206,432 number -1.3%
2012 203,328 number -1.5%
2013 199,813 number -1.7%
2014 195,818 number -2.0%
2015 191,607 number -2.2%
2016 188,061 number -1.9%
2017 185,386 number -1.4%
2018 183,506 number -1.0%
2019 182,430 number -0.6%
2020 181,972 number -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 134,092 number 111,823 number 147,181 number 10
1980s 142,491 number 138,594 number 146,802 number 10
1990s 179,715 number 152,587 number 205,377 number 10
2000s 214,851 number 210,078 number 218,032 number 10
2010s 194,544 number 182,430 number 209,060 number 10
2020s 181,972 number 181,972 number 181,972 number 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 123 Kuwait 200,397 number compare
  2. 124 Norway 195,593 number compare
  3. 125 Finland 182,450 number compare
  4. 127 Mongolia 169,290 number compare
  5. 128 Croatia 166,009 number compare
  6. 129 Ireland 165,105 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, secondary education, male in Costa Rica?
School age population, secondary education, male in Costa Rica was 181,972 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 218,032 number in 2004.
What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 111,823 number in 1970.
How does Costa Rica rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
Costa Rica ranks 126th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.