Education in Costa Rica 2,489 indicators covering education for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population, age 8, male 40,914 2015 down 3.1% 112th Population, age 9, male 40,875 2015 down 4.2% 112th Population, age 10, male 40,806 2015 down 5.4% 112th Population, age 11, male 40,700 2015 down 6.5% 112th Population, age 12, male 40,727 2015 down 7.4% 112th Population, age 13, male 40,969 2015 down 8.1% 113th Population, age 14, male 41,357 2015 down 8.5% 113th Population, age 15, male 41,732 2015 down 8.7% 113th Population, age 16, male 42,107 2015 down 8.9% 112th Population, age 17, male 42,538 2015 down 8.2% 112th Population, age 18, male 43,025 2015 down 6.2% 112th Population, age 19, male 43,545 2015 down 3.2% 112th Population, age 20, male 44,032 2015 down 0.2% 113th Population, age 21, male 44,457 2015 up 3.1% 113th Population, age 22, male 44,919 2015 up 6.7% 112th Population, age 23, male 45,449 2015 up 10.5% 112th Population, age 24, male 45,967 2015 up 14.5% 111th Population, age 25, male 46,400 2015 up 18.5% 111th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 19.2% 2019 up 35.6% 7th Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male 0.3% 2023 down 82.4% 108th Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ 1,700 millions 2023 up 72.5% 62nd Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 48.0% 2019 down 5.4% 39th Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV 37.2% 2020 — 45th Government expenditure on pre-primary education, PPP$ 665.58 millions 2023 up 122.0% 57th Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 16.3% 2024 up 1.1% 106th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 1,288 number 2019 down 87.3% 95th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 178,008 number 2019 up 6.8% 59th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 2,796 number 2019 down 71.6% 89th Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant PPP$ 665.58 millions 2023 up 54.6% 58th Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 43.3% 2024 up 7.8% 93rd Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary 43.3% 2024 up 7.8% 93rd Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant PPP$ 1,700 millions 2023 up 20.2% 62nd Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 14,180 number 2019 up 39.0% 81st Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes 81.7% 2024 up 49.1% 32nd Completion rate, upper secondary education, female 84.4% 2024 up 38.8% 32nd Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 44.4% 2024 up 9.5% 89th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary 44.4% 2024 up 9.5% 89th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary 42.1% 2024 up 5.7% 101st Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 42.1% 2024 up 5.7% 101st Completion rate, upper secondary education, male 78.7% 2024 up 60.7% 32nd Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of 20.5% 2023 up 16.9% 24th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 98,110 number 2019 up 10.5% 57th Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 87 number 2019 down 87.2% 104th Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes 90.3% 2024 up 35.5% 44th Completion rate, lower secondary education, female 92.2% 2024 up 30.2% 44th Completion rate, lower secondary education, male 88.2% 2024 up 41.4% 43rd Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 12.52 2018 down 20.8% 78th Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female 96.6% 2020 up 10.4% 35th Trained teachers in upper secondary education, male 96.6% 2020 up 9.7% 32nd Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 55.3% 2024 up 3.6% 76th Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 1.2% 2024 up 5.8% 76th Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 44.7% 2024 down 4.1% 74th Government expenditure per student, primary 20.8% 2018 up 28.4% 26th Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 86.1% 2024 up 5.0% 91st Prevalence of modern contraception methods vs womens mean years of sch 70 2018 down 6.3% 12th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 5,346 number 2019 down 2.3% 78th Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 49.0% 2024 up 0.2% 73rd Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 1.0% 2024 up 0.3% 73rd Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 51.0% 2024 down 0.2% 78th Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ 86.1% 2024 up 5.0% 91st ← Previous Page 21 of 42 Next →