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 7.7% 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
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Costa Rica is 7.7%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 16.3% on the previous year and down 70.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Costa Rica peaked at 36.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2023.
That places Costa Rica 20th out of 26 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 | 36.5% | — |
| 2003 | 35.3% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 35.9% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 36.5% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 32.3% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 34.2% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 32.7% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 25.6% | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | -17.4% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | -50.1% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | +89.6% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -31.1% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -30.8% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -16.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 7.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.7%, 66% 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 | +89.6% | 10.2% | 19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.4% | 30.9% | 36.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 10.2% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 7.7% | 13.3% | 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 7.7% 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 36.5% 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 7.7% in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th out of 26 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 70.9%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release