Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private was 0.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Costa Rica, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.9% for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Costa Rica peaked at 1.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2024.
Costa Rica ranks 113th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.1% | — |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -1.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 97% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.0%, 94% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 110 United States of America 1.0% compare
- 111 Canada 1.0% compare
- 112 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9% compare
- 114 Solomon Islands 0.9% compare
- 115 Mauritius 0.9% compare
- 116 Macau, China 0.9% 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 percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Costa Rica?
- Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Costa Rica was 0.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private?
- Costa Rica ranks 113th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release