Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9716 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Costa Rica, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Costa Rica stood at 0.9716 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Costa Rica peaked at 0.9716 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8232 LPIA, in 1973.
Costa Rica ranks 54th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.8232 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9329 LPIA | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 0.931 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9393 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.932 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9428 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9384 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9502 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9552 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9561 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9425 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.948 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9562 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9533 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.956 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9475 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9564 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9683 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9716 LPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8232 LPIA | 0.8232 LPIA | 0.8232 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.942 LPIA | 0.931 LPIA | 0.9561 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9514 LPIA | 0.9425 LPIA | 0.9564 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.97 LPIA | 0.9683 LPIA | 0.9716 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.17 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 34,294 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,765 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 119,754 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 102,057 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.91 % change on previous year (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Costa Rica?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Costa Rica was 0.9716 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9716 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8232 LPIA in 1973.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Costa Rica ranks 54th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release