Education in Costa Rica 2,484 indicators covering education for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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 Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male 79,898 2019 up 2.6% 67th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 98,110 2019 up 10.5% 70th Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 7.6% 2023 down 41.8% 48th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 3,500 number 2019 down 86.5% 107th Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity 93.1% 2020 up 27.2% 100th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 96.6% 2020 up 10.1% 36th Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education 11.69 headcount basis 2020 down 14.6% 103rd Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes 97.8% 2020 up 0.4% 61st Government expenditure on secondary education, US$ 1,531 millions 2023 up 33.3% 56th Adolescents out of school, female 7.7% 2024 down 37.3% 74th Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 18.3% 2024 down 0.2% 42nd Adolescents out of school, male 7.5% 2024 down 36.0% 81st Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 96.6% 2020 up 10.4% 36th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 96.6% 2020 up 9.7% 33rd Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male 97.8% 2020 up 0.4% 61st Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female 97.8% 2020 up 0.4% 63rd Theoretical duration of early childhood education 6 years 2019 unchanged 6th Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted 0.9999 GPIA 2020 up 0.0% 77th Official entrance age to early childhood education 0 years 2019 — 156th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 259 number 2019 down 90.5% 111th Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic 83.0% 2020 — 83rd Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 7.9% 2024 down 25.7% 27th Youth not in education employment training 18.28 2024 down 0.2% 46th Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water 93.0% 2020 up 0.4% 84th Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic 83.8% 2020 — 80th Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities 95.6% 2020 — 82nd Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education 11.17 headcount basis 2020 down 16.3% 73rd Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking 92.1% 2020 — 86th Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking 91.3% 2020 — 90th Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 96.8% 2020 up 0.9% 45th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 634 number 2019 down 88.3% 99th Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both 99.2% 2020 up 0.8% 35th Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary 12.94 headcount basis 2020 down 9.4% 46th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 0.9994 GPIA 2020 up 0.6% 59th Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female 96.8% 2020 up 0.8% 45th Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female 92.3% 2024 up 5.2% 88th Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male 97.0% 2020 up 1.1% 40th Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9977 GPIA 2024 up 0.4% 112th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 48.7% 2024 down 3.0% 113th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 0.9% 2024 down 5.8% 113th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 51.3% 2024 up 3.0% 56th Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary 12.86 headcount basis 2020 down 9.5% 53rd Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to computers for 87.2% 2020 — 80th Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male 92.5% 2024 up 4.8% 81st Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 7.0% 2024 down 30.3% 27th Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to computers for 86.4% 2020 — 89th Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes 99.2% 2020 up 0.9% 38th Proportion of primary schools with access to computers for 96.8% 2020 up 32.7% 66th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 298,368 number 2019 up 5.6% 103rd Government expenditure on education not specified by level, US$ 128.49 millions 2023 up 124.4% 28th Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female 99.2% 2020 up 0.8% 35th Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male 99.2% 2020 up 0.8% 35th Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 51.3% 2024 up 4.4% 55th ← Previous Page 16 of 42 Next →