Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 97.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Costa Rica, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 97.4% for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Costa Rica peaked at 99.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 85.5%, in 1970.
That places Costa Rica 70th out of 183 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 85.5% | — |
| 1972 | 88.0% | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 89.4% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 90.5% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 92.6% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 91.6% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 90.1% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 90.0% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 90.4% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 88.5% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 85.6% | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 86.5% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 86.6% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 86.8% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 86.8% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 87.3% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 89.0% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 89.4% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 88.4% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 89.5% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 91.5% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.9% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 97.2% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 97.4% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.7% | 85.5% | 92.6% | 7 |
| 1980s | 87.8% | 85.6% | 90.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 88.8% | 86.8% | 91.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 96.6% | 99.5% | 8 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,015 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,694 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,047 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Costa Rica?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Costa Rica was 97.4% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.5% in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Costa Rica ranks 70th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.