Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.9032 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.9032 modelled data
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
121st
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.9714 modelled data
in 2017
All-time low
0.881 modelled data
in 2001
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Costa Rica, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Costa Rica stood at 0.9032 modelled data.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Costa Rica peaked at 0.9714 modelled data in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.881 modelled data, in 2001.
That places Costa Rica 121st out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8889 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.881 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9024 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9268 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.907 modelled data | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.913 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9167 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.94 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.94 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9375 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9348 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9111 modelled data | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.907 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9024 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9474 modelled data | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9459 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9714 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9697 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9688 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9677 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9677 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9355 modelled data | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9355 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9355 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.9032 modelled data | -3.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.9032 modelled data is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9774 modelled data, 92% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.9032 modelled data is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1 modelled data, 90% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9153 modelled data | 0.881 modelled data | 0.94 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9358 modelled data | 0.9 modelled data | 0.9714 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9409 modelled data | 0.9032 modelled data | 0.9677 modelled data | 6 |
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 children of primary school age, adjusted in Costa Rica?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Costa Rica was 0.9032 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9714 modelled data in 2017.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.881 modelled data in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Costa Rica ranks 121st out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release