Education in Costa Rica 2,495 indicators covering education for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 97.8% 2024 up 1.3% 53rd Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 94.7% 2024 up 3.3% 62nd Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 97.0% 2019 up 12.5% 23rd Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 0.6141 LPIA 2024 up 13.7% 63rd Education statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Enrolment rate 76.2 Percentage of population in the same sex and age 2024 up 1.1% 31st Students enrolment - Regions — Enrolment rate 76.2 Percentage of population in the same sex and age 2024 up 1.1% 31st Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 0.9977 GPIA 2024 up 0.1% 44th Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 33.9% 2024 up 6.8% 73rd Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 35.8% 2024 up 7.2% 71st Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 37.7% 2024 up 7.3% 65th Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 95.1% 2024 up 3.2% 52nd Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 95.5% 2024 up 3.1% 47th Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 1.1 GPIA 2024 up 0.4% 6th Proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure 71.7% 2020 — 30th Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level 90.3% 2024 up 35.5% 37th Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students 15.71 Years 2024 down 0.5% 4th Share of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by gender 49.07 Percentage of students 2024 up 1.2% 8th Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 0.9716 LPIA 2024 up 1.9% 54th Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 1.01 GPIA 2024 down 0.2% 5th Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 0.9768 LPIA 2024 up 1.7% 48th Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 0.5846 LPIA 2024 up 15.7% 68th Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified 78.9% 2020 down 0.9% 42nd Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 0.6423 LPIA 2024 up 11.8% 57th Share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — Students enrolled 100 Percentage of students 2024 unchanged 1st Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.984 GPIA 2024 down 0.4% 19th Schools access computers 96.79 2020 up 32.8% 49th Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 81.97 Index 2025 down 18.0% 20th Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.07 GPIA 2024 down 10.7% 31st Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.04 GPIA 2024 down 6.8% 22nd Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 97.0% 2019 up 13.4% 23rd Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 97.0% 2019 up 11.4% 23rd Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are trained 91.9% 2020 down 0.7% 66th Number of enrolled students, graduates and new entrants by field of 0 Persons 2024 — 6th Number of enrolled students, graduates and new entrants by field of 0 Persons 2024 — 8th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 1.0% 2024 down 77.1% 31st Primary school attendance selected countries 99.25 2024 up 0.1% 5th Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage 2.8% 2021 down 1.1% 8th Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled 1.02 million Persons 2024 down 20.2% 24th Total number of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates 132,176 Persons 2024 up 7.8% 25th Schools access drinking water 93.04 2020 up 0.4% 67th Distribution of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by 100 Percentage of students 2024 — 1st Total net enrolment rate: primary education 95.27 2023 up 2.0% 18th Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes 83.5% 2024 up 37.3% 31st Number of enrolled students and graduates by type of institution 21,539 Persons 2024 up 8.9% 21st Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity 0.9464 LPIA 2024 up 17.8% 42nd Adjusted location parity index for completion rate, by sex, wealth 0.9464 2024 up 17.8% 41st Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad 3,730 Persons 2023 up 102.2% 31st Distribution of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by 100 Percentage of students 2024 unchanged 1st Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes 91.6% 2024 up 29.8% 44th Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity 0.9172 LPIA 2024 up 40.1% 29th Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2024 down 0.5% 56th Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes 76.6% 2024 up 92.4% 28th Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters 3.32 Percentage of students 2024 down 20.5% 3rd Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes 86.7% 2024 up 52.9% 39th Number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education 444,515 Persons 2024 down 5.8% 20th Number of classroom teachers and academic staff by age — Classroom 13,929 Persons 2024 up 44.7% 21st Share of students at end of lower secondary education with minimum rea 52.93 2022 down 21.7% 45th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 19.0% 2024 down 30.9% 56th Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 69.2% 2023 down 2.0% 36th Government expenditure per primary student vs gdp per capita 20.83 2018 up 28.4% 26th ← Previous Page 28 of 42 Next →