Education in Costa Rica 2,476 indicators covering education for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 49.2% 2024 up 0.2% 81st Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 1.0% 2024 up 0.4% 81st Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 50.8% 2024 down 0.2% 106th Enrolment in early childhood education, female 64,890 2024 up 8.2% 98th Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$ 1,026 millions 2023 up 46.8% 57th Enrolment in early childhood education, male 67,286 2024 up 7.3% 99th Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, both 6 2020 up 500.0% 102nd Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes 39.5% 2024 up 49.0% 103rd Inbound internationally mobile students from Latin America and the 2,398 2020 up 126.7% 19th Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 12 2020 down 40.0% 84th Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 12.43 2018 down 20.5% 119th Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female 39.5% 2024 up 48.9% 102nd Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male 39.6% 2024 up 49.1% 100th Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity 0.9996 GPIA 2024 down 0.1% 102nd Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 8.4% 2024 down 17.3% 125th Government expenditure on education, PPP$ 7,614 millions 2023 up 58.5% 65th Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 0 2024 down 100.0% 153rd Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 191 2024 down 95.2% 136th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 9.3% 2024 up 1.6% 116th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 12.91 2018 down 11.3% 127th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 49.1% 2024 up 1.6% 80th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 1.0% 2024 up 3.1% 80th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 50.9% 2024 down 1.5% 107th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, adjusted gender parity 0.9986 GPIA 2023 down 1.2% 123rd Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female 96.4% 2023 up 1.1% 84th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male 96.5% 2023 up 2.3% 78th Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% 153rd Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 0.6% 2024 down 94.1% 146th Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both 8,435 2024 up 7.2% 54th Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female 16,074 2024 down 44.6% 95th Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male 18,100 2024 down 43.2% 97th Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 8.6% 2024 down 41.3% 104th Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 9.3% 2024 down 40.1% 104th Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 0.9274 GPIA 2024 down 2.0% 72nd Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 90.0% 2020 up 10.0% 59th Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education 12.01 headcount basis 2020 down 31.8% 94th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 48.7% 2024 down 2.2% 106th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 0.9% 2024 down 4.3% 106th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 51.3% 2024 up 2.2% 74th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 135 number 2019 down 96.6% 118th Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ 7,614 millions 2023 up 10.4% 69th Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male 4,592 2024 up 11.7% 50th Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes 3,843 2024 up 2.3% 51st Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development 3.8% 2024 up 61.5% 56th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 50.9% 2024 up 1.4% 39th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 1.0% 2024 up 2.7% 39th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 49.1% 2024 down 1.4% 137th Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ 1,026 millions 2023 up 20.2% 58th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male 5.5% 2023 down 41.3% 53rd Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education 3.4% 2023 down 48.8% 59th Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 95.4% 2023 up 3.9% 68th Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 53.3% 2024 down 0.9% 26th Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 1.1% 2024 down 1.4% 26th Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 46.7% 2024 up 1.0% 149th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 794 number 2019 down 57.6% 94th Current education expenditure, tertiary 94.7% 2023 down 5.3% 40th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 215 number 2019 down 86.0% 109th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 157 number 2019 down 92.8% 117th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 96.7% 2020 up 10.0% 43rd Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education 13.2 headcount basis 2020 down 25.2% 69th ← Previous Page 14 of 42 Next →