Education in Costa Rica 2,476 indicators covering education for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 96.5% 2023 up 1.7% 87th Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2019 — 133rd Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female 98.3% 2015 up 1.5% 52nd Teachers in upper secondary education, female 9,000 number 2019 up 83.7% 67th Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 57.8% 2019 down 5.8% 61st Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2015 up 1.5% 32nd Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male 95.4% 2015 up 0.0% 78th Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female 99.6% 2024 up 31.7% 5th Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male 98.8% 2024 up 31.8% 9th Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2024 down 0.1% 87th Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 202 2024 down 80.0% 98th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male 3.0% 2023 down 43.4% 68th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female 2.4% 2023 down 37.4% 67th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2019 up 117.2% 103rd Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 90.0% 2024 down 1.4% 89th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female 3.2% 2015 down 55.9% 57th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male 4.7% 2015 down 53.9% 57th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 93 2018 up 173.5% 135th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 0.9921 GPIA 2024 up 2.7% 164th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 7.6% 2024 down 36.7% 81st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 46 2018 up 119.0% 138th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 17,279 2024 down 39.6% 90th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 1 2023 unchanged 150th Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 16,895 2024 down 47.6% 102nd Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education 7.7% 2023 down 33.5% 38th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 9.8% 2023 down 33.0% 39th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 11.0% 2024 down 44.1% 122nd Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) 1.7% 2019 up 24.9% 149th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both 1.2% 2019 up 32.8% 130th Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 99.7% 2024 up 11.1% 7th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, both sexes 0.0% 2019 up 42.3% 156th Trained teachers in preprimary education 90.0% 2020 up 10.0% 58th Trained teachers in secondary education 96.7% 2020 up 10.0% 42nd Proportion of total government spending on essential services 20.4% 2023 down 10.7% 15th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 13.0% 151st Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 99.4% 2024 up 10.8% 18th Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 0.5% 77th Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 2.1% 2016 down 63.7% 72nd Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 1,459 number 2019 down 86.6% 112th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 90.0% 2024 down 1.5% 83rd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 10.0% 2024 down 45.1% 118th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 12.0% 2024 down 43.2% 116th Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female 7,498 2024 down 48.8% 107th Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 100.0% 2024 up 11.4% 1st Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male 9,397 2024 down 46.7% 104th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both 4.5% 2023 down 44.1% 63rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2018 up 195.0% 145th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS) 0.0% 2019 — 90th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 10.0% 2024 up 16.0% 106th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2018 up 138.2% 150th Adolescents out of school 7.6% 2024 down 36.7% 79th Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP 0.5% 2023 up 11.2% 45th Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education 12.13 headcount basis 2020 down 39.2% 123rd Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 2.0% 2023 down 34.8% 75th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 94.3% 2020 up 5.3% 73rd Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP 1.8% 2023 down 21.5% 49th Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 91.6% 2024 up 2.0% 51st Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 36,980 2024 down 47.4% 88th Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes 92.4% 2024 up 5.0% 101st Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 7.7% 2024 down 37.3% 75th ← Previous Page 12 of 42 Next →