Costa Rica vs GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal

Costa Rica
8.7%
in 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
1.8%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
25th
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
28th

Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal over time

  • Costa Rica
  • GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
2.557.51012.5200020122024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 8.7% against 1.8% in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, a difference of 6.9%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 4.9 times GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 25th and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 28th of 103 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 Difference Ahead
2000s 7.6% 1.4% 6.1% Costa Rica
2010s 11.3% 1.6% 9.8% Costa Rica
2020s 11.1% 1.7% 9.4% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal, Costa Rica or GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
Costa Rica, at 8.7% against 1.8% in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 as of 2024.
What is the difference in participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal between Costa Rica and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
6.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank globally for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
Costa Rica ranks 25th and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 28th of 103 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 25-54 years old, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 25-54 years old, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
148 places, 2,941 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release