Education in Costa Rica 2,447 indicators covering education for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 130.3% 2019 up 20.2% 4th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 13.5 years 2019 up 15.1% 19th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2019 up 2.7% 30th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 13.95 years 2019 up 18.2% 14th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 61,047 2024 up 8.6% 107th Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 62,694 2024 up 7.0% 107th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 14,772 2024 down 22.4% 84th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 93.8% 2023 up 4.9% 72nd Persistence to last grade of primary, female 94.8% 2023 up 3.8% 72nd Secondary education, vocational pupils 108,578 2018 up 84.5% 66th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 37,015 2024 up 15.5% 101st Gender gap education levels 95.16 2024 up 5.2% 94th Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 121.8% 2024 up 6.6% 14th Number of under-five deaths, male 299 2024 down 16.2% 122nd Number of under-five deaths, female 242 2024 down 17.1% 121st Number of infant deaths, male 258 2024 down 15.4% 121st Number of infant deaths, female 210 2024 down 17.3% 121st School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 6 years 2024 up 7.2% 94th School life expectancy, tertiary, male 2.55 years 2019 up 25.2% 51st School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 1.22 GPI 2019 down 2.8% 84th School life expectancy, tertiary, female 3.11 years 2019 up 21.7% 59th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 12.25 years 2024 up 3.7% 68th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 112.7% 2024 up 3.6% 17th Teachers in primary education, female 33,658 number 2019 up 45.3% 80th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 6,398 2024 down 16.4% 80th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 8,374 2024 down 26.4% 82nd Net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi 0.9928 2024 up 0.2% 125th Children out of school, female 4.8% 2024 down 49.3% 90th Children out of school, male 4.1% 2024 down 52.4% 99th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 66,934 number 2019 up 25.8% 100th Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 55.0% 2019 up 23.2% 73rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 114.7% 2024 up 4.7% 14th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 110.7% 2024 up 2.5% 18th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.03 GPIA 2024 up 2.0% 44th Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 126.3% 2024 up 7.9% 12th Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.07 GPIA 2024 up 2.3% 45th Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 117.5% 2024 up 5.2% 19th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutio 10.7% 2019 down 19.9% 153rd School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 12.43 years 2024 up 4.5% 62nd School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 2.72 years 2019 up 21.6% 79th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.03 GPIA 2024 up 1.6% 50th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 12.07 years 2024 up 2.8% 71st School life expectancy, secondary, male 5.82 years 2024 up 6.3% 97th School life expectancy, secondary, female 6.2 years 2024 up 8.1% 88th School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.06 GPIA 2024 up 1.5% 51st Secondary education, vocational pupils 52.3% 2018 up 3.0% 20th Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 — 2nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 — 1st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2022 — 1st Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational p 22.1% 2018 up 44.8% 42nd School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 16.55 years 2019 up 15.6% 26th Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 12,295 2024 up 40.3% 76th School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.08 years 2024 up 35.7% 82nd Productivity vs educational attainment 27.29 2023 up 49.8% 64th ← Previous Page 4 of 41 Next →