Education in Costa Rica

2,476 indicators covering education for Costa Rica.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.06 GPIA 2019 up 2.0% 87th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 101.8% 2019 up 17.7% 35th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 95.7% 2019 up 15.2% 32nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 3,160 2023 up 78.1% 113th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1 2023 136th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 93 2023 up 389.5% 147th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 4,589 2023 up 60.5% 140th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 3.1% 2023 down 9.5% 63rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 43.0% 121st
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 2,805 2019 up 448.9% 82nd
Government expenditure on education, constant US$ 4,595 millions 2023 up 10.4% 59th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 354 2019 up 33.6% 105th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 354 number 2019 up 33.6% 95th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male 1,379 2024 down 37.2% 72nd
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female 836 2024 down 48.5% 79th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male 2,451 2019 up 896.3% 70th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 2.7% 2023 down 41.0% 71st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 139th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 458.4% 151st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.8% 2023 up 103.4% 106th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 1.2% 2023 up 83.2% 141st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 4 2023 up 300.0% 128th
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 12.2 2018 down 35.7% 167th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, fema 1.2% 2019 down 85.7% 112th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 2.6% 2019 down 68.2% 98th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female 2.9% 2015 down 51.7% 58th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male 4.1% 2015 down 50.9% 57th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes 26,818 2019 up 24.9% 69th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female 15,944 2019 up 36.6% 58th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male 10,874 2019 up 11.0% 72nd
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 5.3% 2023 down 20.4% 46th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 6.4% 2023 down 28.3% 51st
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female 10,421 2024 down 51.4% 98th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male 9,280 2024 down 54.3% 102nd
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 15,560 number 2019 up 95.0% 74th
Population, age 0, female 36,854 2015 down 3.4% 113th
Population, age 0, total 75,446 2015 down 3.5% 113th
Population, age 1, female 37,546 2015 down 1.6% 112th
Population, age 1, total 76,890 2015 down 1.6% 113th
Population, age 2, female 38,075 2015 down 0.4% 112th
Population, age 2, total 77,994 2015 down 0.5% 112th
Population, age 3, female 38,460 2015 up 0.3% 112th
Population, age 3, total 78,802 2015 up 0.1% 112th
Population, age 4, female 38,719 2015 up 0.4% 111th
Population, age 4, total 79,351 2015 up 0.2% 111th
Population, age 5, female 38,876 2015 up 0.1% 111th
Population, age 5, total 79,688 2015 down 0.1% 111th
Population, age 6, female 38,950 2015 down 0.5% 111th
Population, age 6, total 79,855 2015 down 0.8% 111th
Population, age 7, female 38,960 2015 down 1.3% 111th
Population, age 7, total 79,892 2015 down 1.6% 111th
Population, age 8, female 38,928 2015 down 2.3% 112th
Population, age 8, total 79,842 2015 down 2.7% 112th
Population, age 9, female 38,873 2015 down 3.4% 112th
Population, age 9, total 79,748 2015 down 3.8% 112th
Population, age 10, female 38,791 2015 down 4.6% 112th
Population, age 10, total 79,597 2015 down 5.0% 112th
Population, age 11, female 38,675 2015 down 5.6% 112th
Population, age 11, total 79,375 2015 down 6.1% 112th
Population, age 12, female 38,676 2015 down 6.6% 112th