Education in Costa Rica 2,447 indicators covering education for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted 0.9918 GPIA 2024 up 1.4% 137th Teachers in pre-primary education, female 10,872 number 2019 up 46.3% 74th School enrollment, secondary, private 9.3% 2024 up 1.6% 116th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender 1.01 GPIA 2023 down 1.0% 80th School enrollment, primary 97.3% 2018 down 1.1% 39th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 0.9927 GPIA 2024 up 0.9% 191st Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 93.8% 2023 up 4.9% 73rd Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 94.8% 2023 up 3.8% 73rd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 3.3% 2017 — 87th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 3.2% 2017 — 94th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 61.4% 2024 up 11.4% 140th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 104.6% 2019 up 18.2% 12th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 3 2023 up 200.0% 120th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 1 2023 unchanged 132nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 64 2023 up 300.0% 147th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 4 2023 up 100.0% 161st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 10 2023 down 52.4% 128th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 2,349 2023 up 46.3% 141st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 1,628 2023 up 56.4% 113th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 0 2023 — 144th Trained teachers in primary education 94.3% 2020 up 5.3% 71st Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 2 years 2020 unchanged 156th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 81st Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 128.6% 171st Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 10.0% 2024 up 14.1% 116th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 217.8% 117th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 148th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 15.6% 127th Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 0.9973 GPI 2019 down 0.3% 116th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 369.0% 145th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 607 2023 up 19.5% 24th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 608 2023 up 19.4% 26th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 1.2% 2023 up 67.5% 143rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.8% 2023 up 79.1% 106th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 45.5% 114th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.3% 2023 up 36.8% 20th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.3% 2023 up 36.7% 29th Female teachers 79.64 2024 up 0.1% 89th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.02 GPIA 2024 down 3.5% 31st Share of students studying abroad 1.72 2019 up 24.9% 148th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 4,090 2024 down 35.0% 70th End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st End month of the academic school year 12 2025 unchanged 1st Start month of the academic school year 2 2025 unchanged 174th Enrolment in primary education, female 243,688 number 2019 down 5.2% 107th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 63.2% 2024 up 8.1% 142nd Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 1.06 GPIA 2024 down 5.1% 60th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 59.6% 2024 up 15.0% 139th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0.9% 2016 down 93.7% 119th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 4,637 2024 up 36.7% 67th Over-age students, primary 13.7% 2018 up 14.0% 44th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 2,240 2024 down 10.7% 82nd Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 1,945 2024 down 45.2% 87th Secondary education, teachers 57.9% 2024 up 0.9% 105th School enrollment, primary, male 96.4% 2017 — 43rd School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% 2017 — 40th Official entrance age to compulsory education 4 years 2019 unchanged 170th Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 11 2025 unchanged 44th Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in 2 2025 unchanged 14th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 12.6% 2024 up 6.1% 154th ← Previous Page 6 of 41 Next →