Children out of school, primary in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Children out of school, primary was 19,701 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary in Costa Rica, 2011–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 19,701 for children out of school, primary in 2024.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Costa Rica peaked at 45,307 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14,145, in 2011.
Costa Rica ranks 94th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 14,145 | — |
| 2012 | 21,598 | +52.7% |
| 2013 | 30,022 | +39.0% |
| 2014 | 41,750 | +39.1% |
| 2015 | 38,932 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 35,333 | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 45,307 | +28.2% |
| 2018 | 30,015 | -33.8% |
| 2019 | 21,545 | -28.2% |
| 2020 | 24,123 | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 27,816 | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 27,179 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 21,131 | -22.3% |
| 2024 | 19,701 | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30,961 | 14,145 | 45,307 | 9 |
| 2020s | 23,990 | 19,701 | 27,816 | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Costa Rica?
- Children out of school, primary in Costa Rica was 19,701 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 45,307 in 2017.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,145 in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for children out of school, primary?
- Costa Rica ranks 94th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.