Education in Costa Rica 2,455 indicators covering education for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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 Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 79.2% 2024 down 4.0% 195th Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 2,215 2024 down 42.0% 76th Progression to secondary school, male 93.1% 2017 down 6.9% 107th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 65.7% 2024 down 5.5% 136th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 221,811 number 2019 up 13.8% 86th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 20.9% 2024 up 19.0% 5th School enrollment, secondary, female 84.3% 2018 up 8.8% 69th School enrollment, secondary, male 80.7% 2018 up 10.2% 76th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 34.3% 2024 up 12.5% 56th Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 95.5% 2024 up 5.1% 111th Government expenditure on education, US$ 4,595 millions 2023 up 34.9% 59th Progression to secondary school, female 90.3% 2017 down 3.7% 115th Expenditure on tertiary education 23.1% 2018 up 10.7% 56th Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 5.3% 2023 down 20.0% 31st Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa 3,326 number 2018 up 62.6% 146th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 5.9% 2023 down 25.2% 52nd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both 1.9% 2019 down 77.1% 107th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 2,132 2024 down 49.1% 69th Children out of school, primary 19,701 2024 down 52.8% 94th Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 19,701 2024 down 52.8% 94th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 2,896 2024 down 50.4% 72nd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 4.5% 2024 down 50.9% 94th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 22,268 number 2019 up 26.1% 73rd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 66.0% 2024 down 6.8% 125th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 65.4% 2024 down 4.3% 147th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 34.0% 2024 up 16.5% 65th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 34.6% 2024 up 9.3% 43rd Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 21,290 2024 up 2.6% 79th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 4,479 2024 down 50.9% 85th Enrolment in secondary education, female 255,631 number 2019 up 25.9% 102nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 19 2023 down 50.0% 133rd Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 15,726 2024 up 39.1% 82nd Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 57.6% 2019 down 1.2% 89th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 12,826 number 2019 up 24.5% 72nd Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 20.4% 2023 down 10.7% 16th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 6,432 2024 down 48.1% 81st Teachers in lower secondary education, female 12,315 2024 up 3.5% 73rd Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 57.8% 2024 up 0.8% 101st Teachers in lower secondary education, male 8,974 2024 up 1.5% 75th Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 58.0% 2024 up 0.8% 76th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 2,805 number 2019 up 448.9% 72nd Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 96.5% 2017 — 68th Teachers in upper secondary education, female 9,119 2024 up 40.3% 74th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 96.6% 2017 — 62nd Teachers in upper secondary education, male 6,607 2024 up 37.6% 79th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 5.4% 2015 down 22.6% 43rd Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 7.6% 2015 down 19.4% 40th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 2,157 2024 down 50.6% 77th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 1,511 2024 down 54.3% 76th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 5.9% 2023 up 31.1% 43rd Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 3.6% 2023 down 24.7% 68th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 2.9% 2023 down 15.8% 66th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.06 GPIA 2019 up 2.0% 87th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 101.8% 2019 up 17.7% 35th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 95.7% 2019 up 15.2% 32nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 3,160 2023 up 78.1% 113th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 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