Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic was 83.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
83.8%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
80th
of 89 countries
All-time high
83.8%
in 2020
All-time low
67.5%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2016–2020
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in Costa Rica, 2016–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 83.8% for proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 10.8% over five years.
That places Costa Rica 80th out of 89 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 75.6% | — |
| 2017 | 67.5% | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 75.6% | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 81.5% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 83.8% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.0% | 67.5% | 81.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 83.8% | 83.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 77 Djibouti 92.7%
- 78 Morocco 90.1%
- 79 Philippines 86.1% compare
- 81 Gambia 81.5% compare
- 82 Micronesia, Federated States of 81.5%
- 83 Sierra Leone 79.7%
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in Costa Rica?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in Costa Rica was 83.8% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.5% in 2017.
- How does Costa Rica rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic?
- Costa Rica ranks 80th out of 89 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 Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic sanitation facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release