Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9768 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
Costa Rica recorded 0.9768 LPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Costa Rica peaked at 0.9768 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8314 LPIA, in 1973.
Costa Rica ranks 48th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.8314 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9416 LPIA | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 0.933 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9457 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9404 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9499 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9479 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9594 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9577 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9602 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9677 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9586 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9658 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9738 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9768 LPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8314 LPIA | 0.8314 LPIA | 0.8314 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9454 LPIA | 0.933 LPIA | 0.9594 LPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.962 LPIA | 0.9577 LPIA | 0.9677 LPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9753 LPIA | 0.9738 LPIA | 0.9768 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.9768 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 0.9768 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 0.8314 LPIA in 1973.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Costa Rica ranks 48th 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 1.7%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release