School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 380,957 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Costa Rica, 2002–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 380,957 for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Costa Rica peaked at 441,684 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 378,460, in 2023.
That places Costa Rica 116th out of 221 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 395,436 | — |
| 2003 | 410,019 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 421,477 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 430,453 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 439,811 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 441,684 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 439,279 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 437,838 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 439,407 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 436,373 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 435,171 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 432,047 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 430,623 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 424,769 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 421,187 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 414,757 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 412,629 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 403,144 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 398,015 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 391,728 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 384,823 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 378,460 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 379,659 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 380,957 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 427,000 | 395,436 | 441,684 | 8 |
| 2010s | 425,011 | 403,144 | 439,407 | 10 |
| 2020s | 385,607 | 378,460 | 398,015 | 6 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.044 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 234,589 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0457 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Costa Rica?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Costa Rica was 380,957 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 441,684 in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 378,460 in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 116th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release