Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level was 28.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Costa Rica, 2009–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Costa Rica is 28.2%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Costa Rica peaked at 43.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2022.
Costa Rica ranks 53rd of 63 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 43.3% | — |
| 2012 | 40.1% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 37.5% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 40.0% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | -29.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.3% | 43.3% | 43.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 37.5% | 40.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 28.2% | 28.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Costa Rica?
- Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Costa Rica was 28.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level?
- Costa Rica ranks 53rd out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).