Education in Costa Rica 2,476 indicators covering education for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population, age 12, total 79,403 2015 down 7.0% 112th Population, age 13, female 38,869 2015 down 7.4% 113th Population, age 13, total 79,838 2015 down 7.8% 113th Population, age 14, female 39,194 2015 down 8.0% 113th Population, age 14, total 80,551 2015 down 8.2% 113th Population, age 15, female 39,510 2015 down 8.4% 113th Population, age 15, total 81,242 2015 down 8.6% 113th Population, age 16, female 39,831 2015 down 8.7% 112th Population, age 16, total 81,938 2015 down 8.8% 112th Population, age 17, female 40,202 2015 down 8.2% 112th Population, age 17, total 82,740 2015 down 8.2% 112th Population, age 18, female 40,621 2015 down 6.4% 112th Population, age 18, total 83,646 2015 down 6.3% 112th Population, age 19, female 41,073 2015 down 3.6% 113th Population, age 19, total 84,618 2015 down 3.4% 112th Population, age 20, female 41,499 2015 down 0.8% 113th Population, age 20, total 85,531 2015 down 0.5% 113th Population, age 21, female 41,865 2015 up 2.3% 113th Population, age 21, total 86,322 2015 up 2.7% 113th Population, age 22, female 42,299 2015 up 5.7% 113th Population, age 22, total 87,218 2015 up 6.2% 112th Population, age 23, female 42,840 2015 up 9.5% 111th Population, age 23, total 88,289 2015 up 10.0% 112th Population, age 24, female 43,401 2015 up 13.4% 110th Population, age 24, total 89,368 2015 up 14.0% 111th Population, age 25, female 43,881 2015 up 17.5% 111th Population, age 25, total 90,281 2015 up 18.0% 112th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 4.8% 2024 down 49.3% 92nd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 4.1% 2024 down 52.4% 101st Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes 2,510 2018 up 69.6% 96th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 360.9% 131st Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both 8.8% 2023 down 33.4% 44th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 119,754 number 2019 up 12.4% 84th Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP 1.2% 2023 down 13.5% 39th Expenditure on secondary education 28.7% 2018 down 7.5% 101st Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 3,706 number 2019 down 86.3% 115th Expenditure on primary education 28.7% 2018 down 27.5% 100th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 1,247 2023 up 25.6% 24th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1 GPIA 2024 up 0.2% 36th Out of school children of primary school age by world region 19,701 2024 down 52.8% 91st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 1,250 2023 up 25.5% 25th School age population, early childhood educational development 208,407 2025 down 31.2% 56th School age population, early childhood educational development 101,972 2025 down 31.3% 56th School age population, early childhood educational development 106,435 2025 down 31.0% 56th Secondary education, pupils 50.7% 2018 up 1.4% 44th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 6.6% 2023 up 21.8% 38th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 5.3% 2023 up 45.4% 39th Children out of school, primary, female 10,421 2024 down 51.4% 99th Children out of school, primary, male 9,280 2024 down 54.3% 102nd Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9928 GPIA 2024 up 0.2% 125th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.3% 2023 up 43.3% 26th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.3% 2023 up 43.3% 35th Total net enrolment rate, primary, female 95.2% 2024 up 5.2% 88th Total net enrolment rate, primary, male 95.9% 2024 up 5.0% 79th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male 3.4% 2023 down 13.2% 57th Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes 99.2% 2024 up 31.8% 6th Girls and boys who are out of primary secondary school 10,421 2024 down 51.4% 98th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 1.14 GPIA 2024 up 5.1% 47th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female 2.6% 2023 down 3.8% 60th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both 6.8% 2023 down 46.3% 52nd ← Previous Page 11 of 42 Next →