Start month of the academic school year in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Start month of the academic school year was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Start month of the academic school year in Costa Rica, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, start month of the academic school year in Costa Rica stood at 2. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 100.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Costa Rica peaked at 2 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2020.
That places Costa Rica 177th out of 221 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2 | — |
| 1998 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is start month of the academic school year in Costa Rica?
- Start month of the academic school year in Costa Rica was 2 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1997.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Costa Rica ranks 177th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, published as part of Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release