Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 10.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Costa Rica, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Costa Rica stood at 10.0%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Costa Rica peaked at 21.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2024.
That places Costa Rica 118th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 21.2% | — |
| 2012 | 21.6% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | -29.3% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | -3.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 10.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.2%, 1.4× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 10.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.6%, 54% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.6% | 11.4% | 21.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 10.0% | 12.7% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Costa Rica?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Costa Rica was 10.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 118th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release