Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development was 3.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Costa Rica, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Costa Rica is 3.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Costa Rica peaked at 3.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2011.
That places Costa Rica 56th out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.7% | — |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +26.8% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +27.9% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 3.5% | 5 |
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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 net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Costa Rica?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Costa Rica was 3.5% 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 3.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- Costa Rica ranks 56th out of 66 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 up 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release