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 99.4% 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
The most recent figure for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Costa Rica is 99.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Costa Rica peaked at 99.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 2017.
Costa Rica ranks 18th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 87.2% | — |
| 2012 | 84.1% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 85.5% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 89.7% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 90.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 83.3% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 83.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 91.7% | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 90.4% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 94.5% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 95.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 94.5% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 99.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.3% | 83.2% | 91.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 94.5% | 99.4% | 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 99.4% 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 99.4% 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 83.2% in 2017.
- How does Costa Rica rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th out of 166 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 10.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release