Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of schools with access to basic drinking water was 93.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
93.0%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
70th
of 95 countries
All-time high
93.0%
in 2020
All-time low
82.9%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2013–2020
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Costa Rica, 2013–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 93.0% for share of schools with access to basic drinking water in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Costa Rica ranks 70th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.4% | 82.9% | 92.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 93.0% | 93.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 43,058 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.32 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Costa Rica?
- Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Costa Rica was 93.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.9% in 2018.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Costa Rica ranks 70th out of 95 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to basic drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by education level (%)