Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1 in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1 was 85.07 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1 in Costa Rica, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 in Costa Rica stood at 85.07. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 in Costa Rica peaked at 85.07 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 43.54, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 21st of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1 in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.54 | — |
| 2001 | 43.54 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 45.52 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 47.49 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 49.47 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 51.45 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 53.43 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 55.41 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 57.38 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 59.36 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 61.34 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 63.32 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 65.29 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 67.27 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 69.25 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 71.23 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 73.2 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 75.18 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 77.16 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 79.14 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 81.11 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 83.09 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 85.07 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 85.07 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.66 | 43.54 | 59.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.24 | 61.34 | 79.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.58 | 81.11 | 85.07 | 4 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 in Costa Rica?
- Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 in Costa Rica was 85.07 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 85.07 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.54 in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st out of 32 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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