Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services was 84.17 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
84.17
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
90th
of 156 countries
All-time high
84.17
in 2010
All-time low
84.17
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services in Costa Rica, 2010–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 84.17 for proportion of schools with basic drinking water services in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with basic drinking water services in Costa Rica peaked at 84.17 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 84.17, in 2010.
Costa Rica ranks 90th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.17 | 84.17 | 84.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.17 | 84.17 | 84.17 | 4 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with basic drinking water services in Costa Rica?
- Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services in Costa Rica was 84.17 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with basic drinking water services recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 84.17 in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with basic drinking water services recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.17 in 2010.
- How does Costa Rica rank for proportion of schools with basic drinking water services?
- Costa Rica ranks 90th out of 156 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of schools with basic drinking water services rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services (Drinking Water). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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