Education in Costa Rica

2,502 indicators covering education for Costa Rica.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 87.1% 2024 34th
Share of students at end of lower secondary education achieving minimu 28.16 2022 down 29.8% 52nd
Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by 28.16 2022 down 29.8% 52nd
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary 98.7% 2024 up 20.1% 3rd
Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary 38.4% 2022 down 9.9% 45th
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 1.04 GPIA 2024 2nd
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 1.01 GPIA 2007 29th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 1.62 WPIA 2024 up 1,478.4% 15th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender 1.06 GPIA 2024 down 9.3% 16th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted gender 1.16 GPIA 2024 down 3.1% 10th
Completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2024 down 4.5% 25th
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary 1 LPIA 2024 up 17.0% 6th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 0.9883 GPIA 2024 28th
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female 99.6% 2024 up 10.8% 3rd
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male 99.1% 2024 up 12.7% 3rd
Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male 99.4% 2024 up 3.1% 4th
Completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, female 98.6% 2024 down 1.4% 15th
Completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, male 100.0% 2024 up 1.5% 1st
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary 99.3% 2024 up 35.6% 1st
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, second 10.9% 2024 down 28.5% 32nd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, middle 10.8% 2024 up 74.9% 31st
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth 11.5% 2024 up 64.1% 26th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest 5.1% 2024 up 626.3% 31st
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, poorest 13.4% 2024 down 15.4% 35th
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 1 LPIA 2023 down 13.0% 36th
Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, both sexes 100.0% 2024 up 0.9% 1st
Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, male 100.0% 2024 up 1.9% 1st
Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female 100.0% 2024 up 4.8% 1st
Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, male 99.5% 2024 up 6.3% 4th
Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, female 100.0% 2024 up 4.1% 1st
Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, male 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, female 100.0% 2024 up 3.1% 1st
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 35.8% 2024 36th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile 90.3% 2024 up 11.3% 3rd
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, both sexes 97.4% 2024 down 1.0% 12th
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, female 98.1% 2024 down 0.2% 11th
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 1.6% 12th
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, male 96.8% 2024 down 1.8% 13th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 5.2% 2023 down 66.7% 26th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 6.1% 2023 down 60.1% 25th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 7.1% 2023 down 52.7% 24th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male 64.2% 2024 up 118.3% 8th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female 81.4% 2024 up 91.5% 5th
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary 98.7% 2024 up 28.1% 2nd
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes 89.7% 2024 down 2.8% 9th
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, male 88.9% 2024 down 2.9% 12th
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, female 90.9% 2024 down 2.5% 9th
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted 1.02 GPIA 2024 up 0.4% 9th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.6047 GPIA 2024 down 48.6% 27th
Total net attendance rate, primary, urban, both sexes 99.1% 2024 down 0.3% 8th
Total net attendance rate, primary, urban, female 99.1% 2024 down 0.4% 8th
Total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender 1 GPIA 2024 down 0.2% 23rd
Total net attendance rate, primary, urban, male 99.1% 2024 down 0.2% 7th
Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, both 100.0% 2024 up 2.2% 1st
Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, female 100.0% 2024 up 4.3% 1st
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 1.28 WPIA 2024 up 1,151.3% 26th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female 71.1% 2024 up 79.9% 6th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.65 WPIA 2024 up 1,513.0% 21st