School enrollment, primary, private in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School enrollment, primary, private was 10.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Costa Rica, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, primary, private in Costa Rica stood at 10.0%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Costa Rica peaked at 10.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1980.
That places Costa Rica 115th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.5% | — |
| 1971 | 3.6% | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 3.6% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 3.8% | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 3.8% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 3.7% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 2.6% | -29.5% |
| 1981 | 2.7% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 2.9% | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 3.1% | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 3.1% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 3.5% | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 3.5% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 4.0% | +15.0% |
| 1988 | 4.4% | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 4.5% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 4.7% | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 4.7% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 4.9% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 5.6% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 6.8% | +21.7% |
| 1999 | 6.7% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 6 |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 2.6% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 4.7% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.1% | 8.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.1% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 8.5% | 10.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 112 Luxembourg 10.3% compare
- 113 Mexico 10.2% compare
- 114 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 10.1% compare
- 116 Trinidad and Tobago 9.8% compare
- 117 United States of America 9.7% compare
- 118 Philippines 9.5% 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 school enrollment, primary, private in Costa Rica?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Costa Rica was 10.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1980.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Costa Rica ranks 115th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.