Education in Costa Rica

2,489 indicators covering education for Costa Rica.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Percentage of teachers in secondary education vocational programmes 59.6% 2020 up 8.4% 28th
Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ 5,630 2023 up 8.4% 49th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 23.0% 2024 down 18.5% 62nd
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ 678.58 millions 2023 up 78.0% 47th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 23.7% 2024 down 14.2% 58th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary 94.7% 2023 down 5.3% 40th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 1.01 GPIA 2024 down 1.1% 11th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary 5.3% 2023 74th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 0.6085 LPIA 2024 up 16.6% 61st
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years 9.46 2024 up 8.2% 80th
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years 1.02 GPIA 2024 up 2.1% 33rd
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years 9.27 2024 up 5.9% 88th
Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 83.6% 2020 69th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 24.4% 2024 down 10.2% 58th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 0.849 LPIA 2024 up 6.0% 67th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 0.8717 LPIA 2024 up 3.5% 61st
Participation rate in formal and non formal education and training 18.27 2023 down 20.9% 32nd
Proportion of secondary schools with access to computers for 96.2% 2022 up 13.1% 70th
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant US$ 678.58 millions 2023 up 45.7% 47th
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, US$ 852.15 millions 2023 up 11.1% 46th
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ 1,124 millions 2023 up 109.2% 49th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 11.1% 2024 down 2.3% 50th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 1.06 GPIA 2024 up 9.9% 48th
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant PPP$ 1,124 millions 2023 up 45.7% 50th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 9.4% 2024 down 9.2% 54th
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law 61.5% 2018 up 11.4% 28th
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, constant US$ 852.15 millions 2023 down 9.0% 46th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in 98.8% 2023 down 1.2% 23rd
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ 1,412 millions 2023 up 30.6% 49th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in 1.2% 2023 up 440.0% 84th
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology 67.0% 2018 down 3.3% 31st
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, constant PPP$ 1,412 millions 2023 down 9.0% 49th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 0.4695 LPIA 2024 up 13.9% 45th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in 2.8% 2023 down 0.3% 85th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in 97.2% 2023 up 0.0% 25th
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 16.5% 2006 up 21.1% 82nd
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 13.0% 2024 up 4.8% 48th
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 16.5% 2006 up 21.1% 82nd
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 16.3% 2006 up 17.4% 79th
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education 16.27 2006 up 17.4% 79th
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 16.3% 2006 up 17.4% 79th
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 83.8% 2020 76th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 0.4103 LPIA 2024 up 11.5% 48th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 0.6% 2024 down 82.2% 38th
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of 23.2% 2023 down 76.8% 64th
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 16.0% 2006 up 13.4% 80th
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 16.0% 2006 up 13.4% 80th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 1.27 GPIA 2024 up 9.6% 28th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower 98.8% 2023 up 2.6% 14th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower 1.2% 2023 down 67.8% 94th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 16.8% 2024 down 26.1% 63rd
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 16.8% 2024 down 26.1% 63rd
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 15.8% 2024 down 30.8% 63rd
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 15.8% 2024 down 30.8% 63rd
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a 20.0% 2023 down 16.1% 39th
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 1.03 GPIA 2006 up 6.7% 60th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 0.5323 LPIA 2024 up 16.6% 39th
Proportion of secondary schools with access to Internet for 80.1% 2022 up 23.5% 83rd
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of 19.1% 2023 up 343.0% 51st
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 71.5% 2023 down 28.5% 23rd