Inequality in education in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Inequality in education was 0.1096 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1096
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
96th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.134
in 2010
All-time low
0.1096
in 2023
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Inequality in education in Costa Rica, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.1096 for inequality in education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Costa Rica peaked at 0.134 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1096, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 96th of 184 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.
Inequality in education in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.134 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1252 | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1269 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1201 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1229 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1191 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1218 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1194 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.119 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1192 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1152 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1131 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1131 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1096 | -3.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.1096 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0476, 2.3× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.1096 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1335, 82% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1228 | 0.119 | 0.134 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1127 | 0.1096 | 0.1152 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.16 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.51 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Costa Rica?
- Inequality in education in Costa Rica was 0.1096 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.134 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1096 in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for inequality in education?
- Costa Rica ranks 96th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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