Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0742 units per person in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Costa Rica, 1970–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2018, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0.0742 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0772 units per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.03 units per person, in 1970.
That places Costa Rica 83rd out of 204 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.03 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0319 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0353 units per person | +10.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0407 units per person | +15.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0436 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0436 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0437 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0428 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0445 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.044 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.042 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0396 units per person | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0367 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0341 units per person | -6.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0317 units per person | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0315 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0311 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0308 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0312 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0325 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0338 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0359 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.037 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0385 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0394 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0396 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0403 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0484 units per person | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0549 units per person | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0525 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0569 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0577 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.067 units per person | +16.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0672 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0737 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0732 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0725 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0765 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0772 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0772 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.076 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0753 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0752 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0725 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.072 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0719 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0742 units per person | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0396 units per person | 0.03 units per person | 0.0445 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0353 units per person | 0.0308 units per person | 0.044 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.04 units per person | 0.0325 units per person | 0.0549 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0664 units per person | 0.0525 units per person | 0.0765 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0746 units per person | 0.0719 units per person | 0.0772 units per person | 9 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.17 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 34,294 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,765 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 119,754 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 102,057 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.91 % change on previous year (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0742 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0772 units per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 units per person in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 83rd out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.