School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School enrollment, primary, female (% net) was 96.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Costa Rica, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2017, school enrollment, primary, female in Costa Rica stood at 96.3%.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 1.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Costa Rica peaked at 98.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 84.9%, in 1970.
That places Costa Rica 40th out of 167 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 84.9% | — |
| 1972 | 87.6% | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 88.8% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 90.6% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 92.8% | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 91.4% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 90.0% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 90.2% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 88.5% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 85.5% | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 86.6% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 87.0% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 87.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.4% | 84.9% | 92.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 87.8% | 85.5% | 90.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 87.3% | 87.0% | 87.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 96.3% | 98.2% | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.16 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.51 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Costa Rica?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Costa Rica was 96.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.9% in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 40th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.