School age population, upper secondary education, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 69,747 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
69,747 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
127th
of 205 countries
All-time high
84,221 number
in 2004
All-time low
39,755 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Costa Rica, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Costa Rica stood at 69,747 number.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Costa Rica peaked at 84,221 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 39,755 number, in 1970.
Costa Rica ranks 127th 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, upper secondary education, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 39,755 number | — |
| 1971 | 42,327 number | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 44,765 number | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 47,115 number | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 49,334 number | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 51,369 number | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 53,337 number | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 55,215 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 56,746 number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 57,526 number | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 57,574 number | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 57,230 number | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 56,999 number | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 56,699 number | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 56,143 number | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 55,388 number | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 54,669 number | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 53,887 number | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 53,464 number | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 54,116 number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 55,876 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 58,217 number | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 60,648 number | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 63,142 number | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 65,492 number | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 67,625 number | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 69,918 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 72,165 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 74,335 number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 76,468 number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 78,509 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 80,415 number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 82,158 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 83,541 number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 84,221 number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 84,196 number | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 83,940 number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 83,482 number | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 82,853 number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 82,177 number | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 81,482 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 80,695 number | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 79,851 number | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 78,855 number | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 77,513 number | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 75,857 number | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 74,177 number | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 72,503 number | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 71,022 number | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 70,099 number | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 69,747 number | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49,749 number | 39,755 number | 57,526 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 55,617 number | 53,464 number | 57,574 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 66,389 number | 55,876 number | 76,468 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 82,549 number | 78,509 number | 84,221 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 76,205 number | 70,099 number | 81,482 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 69,747 number | 69,747 number | 69,747 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, upper secondary education, female in Costa Rica?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Costa Rica was 69,747 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 84,221 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,755 number in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 127th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.