Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development was 0.8631 GPIA in 2024. βΌ Falling
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Costa Rica, 2011β2024
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 63rd of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
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
- 60 Bahrain, Kingdom of 0.8721 GPIA compare
- 61 Grenada 0.8703 GPIA compare
- 62 Gibraltar 0.8656 GPIA compare
- 64 Marshall Islands 0.7516 GPIA compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0084 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 63rd out of 64 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