Net enrolment rate, early … educational adjusted gender parity in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Net enrolment rate, early … educational adjusted gender parity was 0.8631 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Costa Rica, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.8631 GPIA for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Costa Rica peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8438 GPIA, in 2022.
Costa Rica ranks 64th of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early … educational adjusted gender parity in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.978 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.9252 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9647 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.93 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9515 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9112 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9008 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9535 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8732 GPIA | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8438 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8495 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8631 GPIA | +1.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.8631 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9953 GPIA, 87% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.8631 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9763 GPIA, 88% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9439 GPIA | 0.9008 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8766 GPIA | 0.8438 GPIA | 0.9535 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Costa Rica?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Costa Rica was 0.8631 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8438 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- Costa Rica ranks 64th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release