Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 99.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Costa Rica, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Costa Rica stood at 99.7%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Costa Rica peaked at 99.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 82.4%, in 2016.
Costa Rica ranks 7th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 87.4% | — |
| 2012 | 84.7% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 85.6% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 89.8% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 90.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 82.4% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 82.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 92.1% | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 90.1% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 93.7% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.3% | 82.4% | 92.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 93.7% | 99.7% | 5 |
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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 enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Costa Rica?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Costa Rica was 99.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.4% in 2016.
- How does Costa Rica rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- Costa Rica ranks 7th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release