Percentage of lower secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Percentage of lower secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV was 80.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
80.4%
Change on year
up 69.3%
World rank
39th
of 48 countries
All-time high
80.4%
in 2020
All-time low
47.5%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2016–2020
Percentage of lower secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV in Costa Rica, 2016–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of lower secondary schools providing life skills-based hiv in Costa Rica is 80.4%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 69.3% on the previous year and up 8.8% over five years.
Costa Rica ranks 39th of 48 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of lower secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 73.9% | — |
| 2017 | 73.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 72.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 47.5% | -34.7% |
| 2020 | 80.4% | +69.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.8% | 47.5% | 73.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 80.4% | 80.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 36 China 96.7%
- 37 Singapore 90.4%
- 38 Seychelles 81.2% compare
- 40 Palestine, State of 79.6% compare
- 41 Côte d'Ivoire 73.7%
- 42 Niger 42.7% 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 lower secondary schools providing life skills-based hiv in Costa Rica?
- Percentage of lower secondary schools providing life skills-based hiv in Costa Rica was 80.4% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of lower secondary schools providing life skills-based hiv recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 80.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of lower secondary schools providing life skills-based hiv recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 2019.
- How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of lower secondary schools providing life skills-based hiv?
- Costa Rica ranks 39th out of 48 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of lower secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release