Education in Costa Rica 2,495 indicators covering education for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 19.7% 2024 down 26.5% 53rd Share of repeaters by gender and level of education 43.31 Percentage of students in the same subgroup 2024 up 7.7% 13th Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 812 Hours per year 2023 unchanged 12th Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by 20.42 2022 down 19.2% 48th Expenditure on staff compensation in educational institutions (from) 527.05 US dollars, PPP converted 2024 up 43.4% 21st Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 67.6% 2023 down 13.3% 29th Adjusted gender parity index for the proportion of teachers with the 1.0% 2020 up 0.6% 50th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.0% 2019 — 44th Number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education 14,772 Persons 2024 up 307.4% 8th Schools access to wash 95.65 2020 — 69th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 20.2% 2024 down 22.6% 52nd Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female 84.6% 2024 up 26.6% 34th Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male 82.2% 2024 up 50.2% 29th Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes 99.7% 2024 up 4.3% 9th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 1.06 GPIA 2024 up 11.6% 33rd Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified 57.7% 2020 up 0.6% 48th Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female 93.2% 2024 up 25.9% 42nd Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male 89.9% 2024 up 34.0% 43rd Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 7.5% 2024 down 26.0% 48th Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes 99.3% 2024 up 7.5% 17th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 8.9% 2024 down 19.8% 44th Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure 10.5% 2023 up 151.9% 42nd Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female 83.7% 2024 up 87.6% 25th Schools materials students with disabilities 75.08 2020 — 28th Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure 10.3% 2023 up 233.0% 41st Primary schools with access to internet 86.29 2020 up 430.0% 57th Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 2.9% 2020 up 113.8% 58th Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 0.966 LPIA 2024 up 2.1% 54th Completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index 0.9969 LPIA 2024 up 3.0% 25th Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male 69.9% 2024 up 96.4% 32nd Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male 84.0% 2024 up 62.4% 39th Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 2.9% 2020 up 113.8% 57th Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female 89.5% 2024 up 43.6% 38th Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 3.0% 2020 up 73.0% 56th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 0.3946 LPIA 2024 up 7.1% 42nd Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 0.4526 LPIA 2024 up 9.1% 36th Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 3.0% 2020 up 73.0% 56th Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 7.3% 2006 up 33.0% 57th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 10.2% 2024 down 15.2% 43rd Completion rate, primary education, urban, female 99.8% 2024 up 5.2% 8th Completion rate, primary education, rural, female 99.5% 2024 up 4.8% 19th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.6034 GPIA 2024 down 18.4% 75th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 1.27 GPIA 2024 up 9.3% 27th Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 2.7% 2020 up 179.1% 55th Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 21.8% 2006 up 18.8% 57th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 97.0% 2019 up 12.9% 20th Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 61.2% 2023 down 22.0% 33rd Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 0.5063 LPIA 2024 up 9.6% 34th Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 2.7% 2020 up 179.1% 54th Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 21.9% 2006 up 14.7% 55th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.0% 2016 down 49.9% 26th Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 22.0% 2006 up 10.1% 54th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 2.5% 2019 up 64.6% 66th Completion rate, primary education, urban, male 99.5% 2024 up 3.6% 12th Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 68.1% 2023 down 14.7% 25th Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 7.1% 2006 up 30.3% 55th Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 0.9194 GPIA 2020 up 61.4% 48th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained 57.6% 2020 down 0.9% 48th Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 69.2% 2023 down 24.9% 22nd Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 7.6% 2006 up 36.0% 58th ← Previous Page 29 of 42 Next →