Human capital composite index in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Human capital composite index was 0.9159 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▲ Rising
Human capital composite index in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.9159 standard deviations from the yearly mean for human capital composite index in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in Costa Rica peaked at 1.33 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2178 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2002.
Costa Rica ranks 22nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Human capital composite index in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.2178 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 2004 | 0.429 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +96.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3127 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -27.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4202 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +34.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3723 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4208 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6406 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +52.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8334 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +30.1% |
| 2011 | 0.849 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8636 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8643 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.922 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9718 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.955 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 1.18 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 1.33 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 1.21 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 1.21 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9405 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9159 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.9159 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3622 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 2.5× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.9159 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0999 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 9.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4019 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2178 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.6406 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9858 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8334 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.33 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9159 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.21 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 19 Eswatini 0.9647 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 20 Micronesia (country) 0.9545 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 21 Albania 0.9239 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 23 Australia 0.9056 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 24 French Polynesia 0.8969 standard deviations from the yearly mean
- 25 Rwanda 0.891 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
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 human capital composite index in Costa Rica?
- Human capital composite index in Costa Rica was 0.9159 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2019.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2178 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for human capital composite index?
- Costa Rica ranks 22nd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Human capital composite index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Literacy rate, adult total; School enrollment, primary; School enrollment, secondary; Government expenditure on education, total. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.
Equal-weighted mean of the standardised inputs below.
Computed from
- Literacy rate, adult total Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- School enrollment, primary Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- School enrollment, secondary Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Government expenditure on education, total Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Literacy rate, adult total; School enrollment, primary; School enrollment, secondary; Government expenditure on education, total. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.