Start month of the academic school year in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Start month of the academic school year was 1 tertiary education in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1 tertiary education
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
174th
of 206 countries
All-time high
2 tertiary education
in 1997
All-time low
1 tertiary education
in 2011
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Start month of the academic school year in Costa Rica, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1 tertiary education for start month of the academic school year in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Costa Rica peaked at 2 tertiary education in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1 tertiary education, in 2011.
That places Costa Rica 174th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2 tertiary education | — |
| 1998 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 tertiary education | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 tertiary education | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 1 tertiary education | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 tertiary education | 2 tertiary education | 2 tertiary education | 3 |
| 2000s | 2 tertiary education | 2 tertiary education | 2 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 2 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 174 Australia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Colombia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Dominican Republic 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Ecuador 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Guatemala 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Honduras 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Iraq 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Kenya 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Cambodia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Kiribati 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Lebanon 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Sri Lanka 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Maldives 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Montenegro 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Malaysia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Namibia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Nicaragua 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Naoero 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 New Zealand 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Papua New Guinea 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Paraguay 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Palestine, State of 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Solomon Islands 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 El Salvador 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Eswatini 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Seychelles 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Timor-Leste 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Tonga 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Samoa 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 South Africa 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Zambia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Zimbabwe 1 tertiary education 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 start month of the academic school year in Costa Rica?
- Start month of the academic school year in Costa Rica was 1 tertiary education in 2024, 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 tertiary education in 1997.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 tertiary education in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Costa Rica ranks 174th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release