School age population, tertiary education, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School age population, tertiary education, female was 186,933 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, female in Costa Rica, 2002–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, tertiary education, female in Costa Rica stood at 186,933.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Costa Rica peaked at 217,379 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 186,174, 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, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 195,664 | — |
| 2003 | 202,421 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 208,141 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 212,304 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 216,843 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 217,379 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 215,731 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 214,685 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 215,509 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 213,599 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 213,242 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 211,960 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 211,236 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 208,608 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 206,766 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 203,529 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 202,786 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 198,028 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 195,465 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 192,821 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 189,492 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 186,174 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 186,666 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 186,933 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 210,396 | 195,664 | 217,379 | 8 |
| 2010s | 208,526 | 198,028 | 215,509 | 10 |
| 2020s | 189,592 | 186,174 | 195,465 | 6 |
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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, tertiary education, female in Costa Rica?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Costa Rica was 186,933 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 217,379 in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 186,174 in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 116th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release