Education in Costa Rica 2,451 indicators covering education for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 3.2% 2016 down 65.6% 64th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 155.4% 2019 up 97.7% 6th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 132.3% 2019 up 93.9% 9th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.17 GPI 2019 up 2.0% 24th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 106,321 2024 up 23.2% 98th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.8125 modelled data 2025 down 0.6% 138th Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 2 2025 unchanged 45th Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 11 2025 unchanged 104th End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2019 up 12.1% 104th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 94,669 2024 up 26.0% 104th Start month of the academic school year 1 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 174th End month of the academic school year 12 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 5,028 2024 down 49.9% 74th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.9032 modelled data 2025 down 4.7% 118th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 1.0% 2015 down 91.0% 103rd Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 1.3% 2015 down 91.0% 106th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.0% 2019 down 14.6% 167th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 115.5% 2024 down 7.6% 14th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.5% 2019 down 48.0% 35th Persistence to grade 5, female 95.7% 2023 up 3.2% 62nd Persistence to grade 5, male 95.2% 2023 up 4.7% 57th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 108.4% 2024 down 2.5% 28th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 115.8% 2024 down 6.2% 13th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 115.2% 2024 down 8.9% 16th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 2.9% 86th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 1.4% 2019 down 29.7% 138th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.5% 2019 down 47.9% 39th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 2.0% 2019 down 34.8% 166th School enrollment, secondary 82.4% 2018 up 9.5% 77th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 9.67 years 2024 down 2.1% 56th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 108.5% 2024 down 1.5% 29th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1 GPIA 2024 up 2.1% 78th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 108.4% 2024 down 3.5% 29th Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 713 2024 down 24.7% 80th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 945 2024 down 28.8% 82nd Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 79.1% 2024 down 4.1% 195th School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 319,356 2025 down 29.8% 116th School age population, early childhood education, female 156,726 2025 down 29.7% 115th School age population, early childhood education, male 162,630 2025 down 29.9% 116th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 131.3% 2024 up 32.9% 12th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 3,668 2024 down 52.2% 79th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 10,911 2024 down 49.3% 82nd School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 9.68 years 2024 down 2.9% 55th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 9.66 years 2024 down 1.3% 57th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9979 GPIA 2024 up 1.7% 100th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 3.2% 2023 down 21.2% 72nd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational pr 24.8% 2019 up 63.8% 32nd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocatio 32.7% 2019 up 90.1% 56th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 142.0% 2024 up 31.9% 9th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.15 GPI 2024 down 1.3% 31st Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 121.0% 2024 up 34.2% 17th Official entrance age to early childhood education 0 years 2025 — 141st Theoretical duration of early childhood education 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 21.1% 2024 up 19.3% 5th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 20.8% 2024 up 18.8% 4th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 78.9% 2024 down 4.1% 194th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 98.7% 2019 up 16.5% 31st 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