School age population, tertiary education, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School age population, tertiary education, female was 188,239 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
188,239 number
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
113th
of 203 countries
All-time high
210,889 number
in 2008
All-time low
86,922 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, female in Costa Rica, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Costa Rica is 188,239 number, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Costa Rica peaked at 210,889 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 86,922 number, in 1970.
Costa Rica ranks 113th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 86,922 number | — |
| 1971 | 89,578 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 93,188 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 97,667 number | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 103,035 number | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 108,972 number | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 115,083 number | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 120,753 number | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 126,085 number | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 131,200 number | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 135,851 number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 139,364 number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 141,991 number | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 143,636 number | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 144,135 number | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 143,628 number | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 142,699 number | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 141,423 number | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 139,869 number | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 138,125 number | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 136,764 number | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 136,900 number | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 138,606 number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 141,788 number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 146,456 number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 152,115 number | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 158,570 number | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 164,757 number | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 170,688 number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 176,269 number | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 181,488 number | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 186,402 number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 191,230 number | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 195,881 number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 200,329 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 204,293 number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 207,652 number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 209,828 number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 210,889 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 210,847 number | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 209,950 number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 208,534 number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 206,966 number | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 205,200 number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 203,274 number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 201,079 number | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 198,595 number | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 195,600 number | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 192,155 number | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 188,239 number | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 107,248 number | 86,922 number | 131,200 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 141,072 number | 135,851 number | 144,135 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 152,291 number | 136,764 number | 176,269 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 199,884 number | 181,488 number | 210,889 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 200,959 number | 188,239 number | 209,950 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (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 188,239 number in 2019, 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 210,889 number in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 86,922 number in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 113th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.