Education in Costa Rica 2,484 indicators covering education for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 48.7% 2024 down 4.2% 113th Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 0.9% 2024 down 8.1% 113th Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to Internet for 82.8% 2020 — 88th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 8.7% 2024 down 21.7% 25th Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to Internet for 83.6% 2020 — 75th Proportion of primary schools with access to Internet for pedagogical 86.3% 2020 up 430.1% 73rd Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary 12.75 headcount basis 2020 down 9.2% 38th Government expenditure on secondary education, constant US$ 1,531 millions 2023 up 9.2% 57th Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ 1,498 millions 2023 down 1.6% 52nd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.03 GPIA 2024 down 1.9% 60th Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female 99.2% 2020 up 0.9% 38th Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male 99.2% 2020 up 0.9% 40th Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index 1.04 GPI 2015 up 2.5% 34th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 146,696 number 2019 up 6.0% 102nd Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted 0.9999 GPIA 2020 up 0.0% 68th Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both 99.2% 2020 up 1.0% 31st Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 718 number 2019 down 83.6% 105th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 446 number 2019 down 88.9% 105th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 4 2023 up 100.0% 172nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 130.4% 179th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 0.9993 GPIA 2020 up 0.6% 56th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 205,948 number 2019 up 67.4% 98th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 1,373 number 2019 down 88.0% 104th Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 0.3% 2023 down 81.0% 112th Government expenditure on education not specified by level, constant 128.49 millions 2023 up 83.7% 29th Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 2.0% 2015 down 62.0% 61st Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female 99.2% 2020 up 1.0% 32nd Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male 99.3% 2020 up 1.0% 33rd Net intake rate in grade 1 84.3% 2018 down 8.5% 33rd Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 108,935 number 2019 up 68.7% 92nd Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 3.3% 2015 down 54.9% 60th Trained teachers in lower secondary education 96.8% 2020 up 9.9% 36th Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 52.0% 2019 up 5.6% 120th Staff compensation as share of total expenditure in public education a 71.87 2023 down 11.5% 49th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 1,532 2023 up 109.0% 108th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1 2023 — 108th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 2,240 2023 up 78.6% 134th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 2nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 9 2023 down 47.1% 125th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2023 — 177th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 29 2023 up 866.7% 147th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 1 2023 — 131st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 0 2023 — 154th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 4th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 107th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.8% 2023 up 138.0% 106th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 1.2% 2023 up 103.4% 137th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.9847 UIS estimate 2023 up 21.5% 101st Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 39.8% 121st Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 178th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 875.6% 140th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 125th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 155th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.9718 UIS estimate 2023 up 32.9% 119th Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2019 down 54.1% 132nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 0 GPIA 2023 — 96th Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 0.7% 2016 down 11.5% 93rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.4693 UIS estimate 2023 up 108.2% 100th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 GPIA 2023 — 91st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 27th ← Previous Page 17 of 42 Next →