Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 6.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Costa Rica, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 6.1% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.8% on the previous year and down 66.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Costa Rica peaked at 26.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2023.
That places Costa Rica 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 26.9% | — |
| 2003 | 25.0% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 26.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -52.5% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | +58.2% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -19.8% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -20.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 6.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.0%, 76% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +58.2% | 6.7% | 10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.5% | 22.8% | 26.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 6.7% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 6.1% | 9.0% | 4 |
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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Costa Rica?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Costa Rica was 6.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.1%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, rural, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release