Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled was 1.02 million Persons in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled in Costa Rica, 2016–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled in Costa Rica is 1.02 million Persons, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled in Costa Rica peaked at 1.28 million Persons in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.02 million Persons, in 2024.
That places Costa Rica 24th out of 26 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1.28 million Persons | — |
| 2017 | 1.28 million Persons | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.24 million Persons | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.10 million Persons | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 1.13 million Persons | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 1.09 million Persons | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 1.06 million Persons | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.02 million Persons | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.27 million Persons | 1.24 million Persons | 1.28 million Persons | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.08 million Persons | 1.02 million Persons | 1.13 million Persons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 21 Finland 1.34 million Persons compare
- 22 New Zealand 1.07 million Persons compare
- 23 Bulgaria 1.06 million Persons compare
- 25 Luxembourg 121,178 Persons compare
- 26 Iceland 96,637 Persons compare
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 enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled in Costa Rica?
- Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled in Costa Rica was 1.02 million Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 million Persons in 2017.
- What is the lowest enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 million Persons in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled?
- Costa Rica ranks 24th out of 26 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on enrolment data adjusted to the financial year. This information is only used to calculate the expenditure per student and is provided as a reference statistics. It should NOT be used as the official enrolment figures. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page.