Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.6047 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.6047 GPIA
Change on year
up 38.2%
World rank
27th
of 35 countries
All-time high
1.5 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.4286 GPIA
in 2021
Years of data
23
2002–2024
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Costa Rica stood at 0.6047 GPIA.
The figure is up 38.2% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Costa Rica peaked at 1.5 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4286 GPIA, in 2021.
That places Costa Rica 27th out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.9636 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.9623 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.39 GPIA | +44.8% |
| 2005 | 1.15 GPIA | -17.5% |
| 2006 | 0.72 GPIA | -37.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6122 GPIA | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 1.42 GPIA | +132.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7778 GPIA | -45.3% |
| 2010 | 1.23 GPIA | +58.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5908 GPIA | -51.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4583 GPIA | -22.4% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +127.7% |
| 2014 | 1.18 GPIA | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6 GPIA | -49.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8519 GPIA | +42.0% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | +23.9% |
| 2018 | 1.26 GPIA | +19.6% |
| 2019 | 1.5 GPIA | +18.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4615 GPIA | -69.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4286 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6 GPIA | +40.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4375 GPIA | -27.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6047 GPIA | +38.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.6047 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7606 GPIA, 80% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9999 GPIA | 0.6122 GPIA | 1.42 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9768 GPIA | 0.4583 GPIA | 1.5 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5065 GPIA | 0.4286 GPIA | 0.6047 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 24 Peru 0.7 GPIA compare
- 25 El Salvador 0.6531 GPIA compare
- 26 Ethiopia 0.6482 GPIA compare
- 28 Bangladesh 0.602 GPIA compare
- 29 Argentina 0.6 GPIA compare
- 30 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.5923 GPIA 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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Costa Rica?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Costa Rica was 0.6047 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4286 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Costa Rica ranks 27th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release