Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education was 9.99 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Costa Rica, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Costa Rica is 9.99, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Costa Rica peaked at 9.99 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.6, in 1980.
That places Costa Rica 118th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.52 | — |
| 1971 | 3.57 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 3.6 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 3.78 | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 3.75 | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 3.69 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 2.6 | -29.5% |
| 1981 | 2.67 | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 2.87 | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 3.06 | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 3.12 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 3.45 | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 3.47 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 3.99 | +15.0% |
| 1988 | 4.38 | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 4.47 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 4.66 | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 4.72 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 4.89 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 4.81 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 4.86 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 4.98 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 5.43 | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 5.57 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 6.78 | +21.7% |
| 1999 | 6.66 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 6.89 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 6.82 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 6.98 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 6.92 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 6.86 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 6.11 | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 7.03 | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 7.51 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 7.8 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 8.11 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 8.1 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 8.45 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 8.46 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 8.88 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 8.76 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 8.98 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 9.05 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 9.06 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.91 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 8.76 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 8.98 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 8.53 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 9.26 | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 9.71 | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 9.99 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.65 | 3.52 | 3.78 | 6 |
| 1980s | 3.41 | 2.6 | 4.47 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.34 | 4.66 | 6.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.1 | 6.11 | 8.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.74 | 8.1 | 9.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.29 | 8.53 | 9.99 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 115 Luxembourg 10.28 compare
- 116 Mexico 10.18 compare
- 117 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 10.06 compare
- 119 Trinidad and Tobago 9.82 compare
- 120 United States of America 9.72 compare
- 121 Philippines 9.48 compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Costa Rica?
- Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Costa Rica was 9.99 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 9.99 in 2024.
- What is the lowest precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 in 1980.
- How does Costa Rica rank for precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education?
- Costa Rica ranks 118th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level with 716 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level with 716 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.