Education in Costa Rica 2,476 indicators covering education for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 90.0% 2020 up 8.5% 59th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 90.2% 2020 up 42.6% 48th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 0.9976 GPIA 2020 down 19.4% 76th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,690 number 2019 down 86.7% 101st Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 49.3% 2024 up 0.5% 65th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 1.0% 2024 up 1.0% 65th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 50.7% 2024 down 0.5% 108th Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 0.3% 48th Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 27,380 2024 down 47.5% 95th Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 26,495 2024 down 47.5% 93rd Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 6.5% 2024 down 45.0% 103rd Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 6.6% 2024 down 44.9% 95th Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$ 401.64 millions 2023 up 88.9% 55th International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 0.0% 2021 down 56.9% 120th Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 2.2% 2023 down 36.2% 71st Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 1.02 GPIA 2024 down 5.6% 23rd Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 96.7% 2020 up 10.2% 43rd Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 96.7% 2020 up 9.6% 43rd Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 18,997 2024 down 46.9% 87th Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services 84.17 2023 unchanged 90th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 0.9993 GPIA 2020 up 0.6% 82nd Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 17,983 2024 down 47.9% 88th Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 1.8% 2023 down 32.7% 69th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 17.2% 2024 down 11.5% 41st Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 17.3% 2024 down 10.6% 39th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 17.0% 2024 down 12.3% 44th Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services 7.31 2023 up 15.6% 50th Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education 13.26 headcount basis 2020 down 25.6% 63rd Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 61.4% 2024 down 1.6% 48th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 58.9% 2024 up 0.3% 47th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 96.8% 2020 up 9.9% 37th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 56.8% 2024 up 2.3% 49th Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 5.8% 2024 down 44.6% 77th Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 1.09 GPIA 2024 up 1.8% 43rd Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 96.7% 2020 up 10.2% 36th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 96.8% 2020 up 9.6% 36th Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 5.3% 2024 down 45.7% 84th Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 6.6% 2023 down 42.6% 47th Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 90.2% 2020 up 42.6% 48th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,092 number 2019 down 87.6% 107th Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ 401.64 millions 2023 up 54.6% 54th Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education 13.11 headcount basis 2020 down 23.9% 45th Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 5.6% 2023 down 43.9% 45th Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 0 GPIA 2024 down 100.0% 152nd Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity 99.4% 2020 up 15.0% 82nd Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 14,180 2019 up 39.0% 93rd Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 5,346 2019 down 2.3% 94th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male 8,834 2019 up 86.7% 79th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 178,008 2019 up 6.8% 73rd Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity 92.2% 2020 up 24.1% 110th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 49.9% 2024 up 2.4% 49th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 1.0% 2024 up 4.7% 49th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 50.1% 2024 down 2.3% 121st Government expenditure on primary education, US$ 1,498 millions 2023 up 20.2% 53rd ← Previous Page 15 of 42 Next →