School age population, upper secondary education, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 72,986 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
72,986 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
128th
of 205 countries
All-time high
87,665 number
in 2005
All-time low
40,908 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Costa Rica, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, male in Costa Rica is 72,986 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Costa Rica peaked at 87,665 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 40,908 number, in 1970.
Costa Rica ranks 128th 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, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 40,908 number | — |
| 1971 | 43,603 number | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 46,161 number | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 48,626 number | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 50,943 number | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 53,050 number | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 55,067 number | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 57,007 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 58,581 number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 59,339 number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 59,301 number | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 58,823 number | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 58,489 number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 58,109 number | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 57,493 number | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 56,693 number | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 55,925 number | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 55,098 number | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 54,683 number | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 55,456 number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 57,447 number | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 60,032 number | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 62,739 number | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 65,511 number | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 68,066 number | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 70,309 number | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 72,638 number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 74,947 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 77,203 number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 79,450 number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 81,620 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 83,598 number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 85,422 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 86,893 number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 87,645 number | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 87,665 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 87,419 number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 86,974 number | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 86,359 number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 85,699 number | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 85,015 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 84,209 number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 83,353 number | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 82,350 number | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 80,983 number | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 79,276 number | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 77,523 number | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 75,789 number | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 74,268 number | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 73,331 number | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 72,986 number | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51,328 number | 40,908 number | 59,339 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 57,007 number | 54,683 number | 59,301 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 68,834 number | 57,447 number | 79,450 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 85,929 number | 81,620 number | 87,665 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 79,610 number | 73,331 number | 85,015 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 72,986 number | 72,986 number | 72,986 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, male in Costa Rica?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Costa Rica was 72,986 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 87,665 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,908 number in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 128th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.