Official entrance age to compulsory education in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 4 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
4 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
166th
of 200 countries
All-time high
4 years
in 1998
All-time low
4 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Costa Rica, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to compulsory education in Costa Rica stood at 4 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Costa Rica peaked at 4 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 1998.
That places Costa Rica 166th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4 years | — |
| 1999 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 166 Aruba 4 years compare
- 166 Argentina 4 years compare
- 166 Bulgaria 4 years compare
- 166 Bolivia 4 years compare
- 166 Brazil 4 years compare
- 166 Switzerland 4 years compare
- 166 Curacao 4 years compare
- 166 Cayman Islands 4 years compare
- 166 Ghana 4 years compare
- 166 Gibraltar 4 years compare
- 166 Hungary 4 years compare
- 166 Luxembourg 4 years compare
- 166 Maldives 4 years compare
- 166 Mexico 4 years compare
- 166 Nepal 4 years compare
- 166 Nauru 4 years compare
- 166 Panama 4 years compare
- 166 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 4 years compare
- 166 Turks and Caicos Islands 4 years compare
- 166 Tonga 4 years compare
- 166 Uruguay 4 years compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.044 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 234,589 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0457 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Costa Rica?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Costa Rica was 4 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 4 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 1998.
- How does Costa Rica rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Costa Rica ranks 166th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education 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 Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release