Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal was 2 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 189 countries
All-time high
2
in 1998
All-time low
2
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Costa Rica, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Costa Rica is 2, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Costa Rica peaked at 2 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1998.
Costa Rica ranks 45th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2 | — |
| 1999 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5, 1.3× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 2 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 45 Aruba 2 compare
- 45 United Arab Emirates 2 compare
- 45 Bahamas 2 compare
- 45 Belize 2 compare
- 45 Bolivia 2 compare
- 45 Brazil 2 compare
- 45 Barbados 2 compare
- 45 Switzerland 2 compare
- 45 Chile 2 compare
- 45 Cook Islands 2 compare
- 45 Cayman Islands 2 compare
- 45 United Kingdom 2 compare
- 45 Georgia 2 compare
- 45 Ghana 2 compare
- 45 Greece 2 compare
- 45 Grenada 2 compare
- 45 Iraq 2 compare
- 45 Libya 2 compare
- 45 Maldives 2 compare
- 45 Mexico 2 compare
- 45 Malta 2 compare
- 45 Netherlands 2 compare
- 45 Nauru 2 compare
- 45 New Zealand 2 compare
- 45 Panama 2 compare
- 45 Portugal 2 compare
- 45 Sudan 2 compare
- 45 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2 compare
- 45 Turks and Caicos Islands 2 compare
- 45 Uruguay 2 compare
- 45 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 compare
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 number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Costa Rica?
- Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Costa Rica was 2 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1998.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal?
- Costa Rica ranks 45th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release