Education in Costa Rica 2,640 indicators covering education for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,015 2024 up 15.5% 101st Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,772 2024 down 22.4% 84th Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,694 2024 up 7.0% 107th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,047 2024 up 8.6% 107th Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,490 2024 up 0.9% 112th Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 460,126 2024 down 3.3% 112th Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year 2024 down 230.6% 180th Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 48.0% 134th Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0897 units per person 2024 down 10.1% 111th Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 460,126 2024 down 3.3% 112th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.03 % change on previous year 2024 down 230.6% 187th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 48.0% 134th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0897 units per person 2024 down 10.1% 111th Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,537 2024 down 2.5% 112th Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.6 % change on previous year 2024 down 395.4% 191st Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.044 units per person 2024 down 9.4% 107th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 234,589 2024 down 4.0% 112th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.47 % change on previous year 2024 down 125.9% 176th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0457 units per person 2024 down 10.8% 110th Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 464,490 2024 up 0.9% 112th Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.18 % change on previous year 2024 down 209.9% 197th Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,058 2024 up 19.7% 90th Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year 2024 down 3,527.2% 161st Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 235,627 2024 up 1.9% 108th Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.45 % change on previous year 2024 down 228.8% 194th Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 228,863 2024 down 0.1% 113th Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year 2024 down 193.3% 191st Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 123,741 2024 up 7.8% 109th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.22 % change on previous year 2024 down 349.0% 180th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 221,811 2019 up 13.8% 93rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.17 % change on previous year 2019 down 48.7% 97th Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 34,294 2024 up 19.8% 83rd Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,765 2024 up 19.4% 97th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 119,754 2019 up 12.4% 90th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year 2019 down 40.5% 91st Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 102,057 2019 up 15.5% 89th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.91 % change on previous year 2019 down 57.4% 87th Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year 2025 down 0.5% 168th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 1st Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year 2024 down 0.5% 180th Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,058 2024 up 19.7% 90th Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Duration of pre-primary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 146th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 14th Population ages 15-64 68.9% 2025 up 0.3% 39th Population ages 0-14 18.3% 2025 down 18.7% 137th Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0905 units per person 2024 down 6.2% 72nd Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 47.6% 134th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 48.4% 134th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled 8,374 2024 down 26.4% 82nd Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps 6,398 2024 down 16.4% 80th Page 1 of 44 Next →