Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female was 99.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Costa Rica, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 99.6% for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Costa Rica peaked at 99.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.2%, in 2012.
That places Costa Rica 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 70.0% | — |
| 2012 | 69.2% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 71.5% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 75.6% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 72.9% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 71.5% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 72.6% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +18.4% |
| 2019 | 88.8% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 91.3% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 94.6% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 99.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.3% | 69.2% | 88.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 91.3% | 99.6% | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 235,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 228,863 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 123,741 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Costa Rica?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Costa Rica was 99.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.2% in 2012.
- How does Costa Rica rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. 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, pre-primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release