Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV was 37.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
37.2%
Change on year
down 23.6%
World rank
45th
of 49 countries
All-time high
74.6%
in 2016
All-time low
37.2%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2016–2020
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV in Costa Rica, 2016–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2020, percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based hiv in Costa Rica stood at 37.2%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.6% on the previous year and down 50.2% over five years.
Costa Rica ranks 45th of 49 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 74.6% | — |
| 2017 | 73.0% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 73.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 48.7% | -33.7% |
| 2020 | 37.2% | -23.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.4% | 48.7% | 74.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 37.2% | 37.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 42 Côte d'Ivoire 42.3%
- 43 Niger 41.0% compare
- 44 Sierra Leone 38.3%
- 46 Burkina Faso 16.6% compare
- 47 Eswatini 15.5% compare
- 48 Algeria 0.0%
- 48 Naoero 0.0% 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 upper secondary schools providing life skills-based hiv in Costa Rica?
- Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based hiv in Costa Rica was 37.2% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based hiv recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based hiv recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.2% in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based hiv?
- Costa Rica ranks 45th out of 49 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 upper 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