Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 7.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Costa Rica, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 7.5% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 17.0% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Costa Rica peaked at 13.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2022.
Costa Rica ranks 82nd of 162 countries on this measure, 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 of lower secondary school age, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 11.4% | — |
| 2012 | 11.7% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | +43.4% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -33.1% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | +35.1% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -22.2% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -41.0% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | +25.1% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | +17.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 7.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.5%, 3.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 7.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.4%, 66% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.9% | 8.2% | 13.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 5.1% | 11.1% | 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 of lower secondary school age, male in Costa Rica?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Costa Rica was 7.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 82nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. 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 of lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release