Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.8776 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.8776 modelled data
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
113th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.8799 modelled data
in 2002
All-time low
0.7397 modelled data
in 2022
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Costa Rica, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Costa Rica is 0.8776 modelled data, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Costa Rica peaked at 0.8799 modelled data in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.7397 modelled data, in 2022.
Costa Rica ranks 113th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8333 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.8545 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8799 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.876 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8571 modelled data | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8494 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8456 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8185 modelled data | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8 modelled data | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7713 modelled data | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7512 modelled data | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7737 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7872 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7796 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.779 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7797 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7818 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8042 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8136 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.798 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7907 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7722 modelled data | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7397 modelled data | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7727 modelled data | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8448 modelled data | +9.3% |
| 2025 | 0.8776 modelled data | +3.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.8776 modelled data is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8519 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.8776 modelled data is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.886 modelled data, 99% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8386 modelled data | 0.7713 modelled data | 0.8799 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7848 modelled data | 0.7512 modelled data | 0.8136 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7996 modelled data | 0.7397 modelled data | 0.8776 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Costa Rica?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Costa Rica was 0.8776 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8799 modelled data in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7397 modelled data in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Costa Rica ranks 113th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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 youth of upper secondary 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