Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 0.9274 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Costa Rica, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.9274 GPIA for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2024.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Costa Rica peaked at 0.9823 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.851 GPIA, in 2022.
That places Costa Rica 75th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.9496 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.9644 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9479 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9464 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9697 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9823 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9489 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9517 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9277 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9518 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9446 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.851 GPIA | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8973 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9274 GPIA | +3.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.9274 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8968 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.9274 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8956 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9543 GPIA | 0.9277 GPIA | 0.9823 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9144 GPIA | 0.851 GPIA | 0.9518 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Costa Rica?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Costa Rica was 0.9274 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9823 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.851 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Costa Rica ranks 75th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release