Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Costa Rica, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Costa Rica stood at 0 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Costa Rica peaked at 1.61 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 GPIA, in 2024.
Costa Rica ranks 154th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.9721 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.9196 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9897 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9935 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.1 GPIA | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9048 GPIA | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPIA | +16.5% |
| 2020 | 1.25 GPIA | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 1.25 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7569 GPIA | -39.3% |
| 2023 | 1.61 GPIA | +113.0% |
| 2024 | 0 GPIA | -100.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9286 GPIA. (65 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8988 GPIA. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +113.0% | 0.7569 GPIA | 1.61 GPIA |
| 2024 | -100.0% | 1.61 GPIA | 0 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.999 GPIA | 0.9048 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9724 GPIA | 0 GPIA | 1.61 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 151 San Marino 0.2031 GPIA compare
- 152 Marshall Islands 0.1504 GPIA compare
- 153 Trinidad and Tobago 0.062 GPIA compare
- 154 Anguilla 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Albania 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Cook Islands 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Colombia 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Cyprus 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Dominica 0 GPIA compare
- 154 France 0 GPIA compare
- 154 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Croatia 0 GPIA compare
- 154 India 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Liechtenstein 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Peru 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Poland 0 GPIA compare
- 154 Portugal 0 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 children one year before the official primary in Costa Rica?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Costa Rica was 0 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Costa Rica ranks 154th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 children one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release