Students enrolment - Regions — Enrolment rate in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Students enrolment - Regions — Enrolment rate was 76.2 Percentage of population in the same sex and age in 2024. ▲ Rising
Students enrolment - Regions — Enrolment rate in Costa Rica, 2003–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same sex and age.
Analysis
In 2024, students enrolment - regions — enrolment rate in Costa Rica stood at 76.2 Percentage of population in the same sex and age.
The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students enrolment - regions — enrolment rate in Costa Rica peaked at 82 Percentage of population in the same sex and age in 2020 and was at its lowest, 61.3 Percentage of population in the same sex and age, in 2003.
Costa Rica ranks 31st of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Students enrolment - Regions — Enrolment rate in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population in the same sex and age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 61.3 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | — |
| 2004 | 64.8 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 67.3 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 66.6 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 67.2 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 69.1 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 71.5 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 70.4 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 71 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 73.9 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 74.9 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 75.4 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 73.8 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 72.9 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 74.1 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 76.1 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 79.4 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 82 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 79.5 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 80 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 76.2 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 76.2 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.83 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | 61.3 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | 71.5 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | 7 |
| 2010s | 74.19 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | 70.4 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | 79.4 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.78 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | 76.2 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | 82 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 28 Austria 80.2 Percentage of population in the same sex and age compare
- 29 Serbia 77.9 Percentage of population in the same sex and age compare
- 30 Luxembourg 77.8 Percentage of population in the same sex and age compare
- 32 Bulgaria 76.1 Percentage of population in the same sex and age compare
- 33 Malta 75.8 Percentage of population in the same sex and age compare
- 34 Cyprus 75.3 Percentage of population in the same sex and age compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students enrolment - regions — enrolment rate in Costa Rica?
- Students enrolment - regions — enrolment rate in Costa Rica was 76.2 Percentage of population in the same sex and age in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest students enrolment - regions — enrolment rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 82 Percentage of population in the same sex and age in 2020.
- What is the lowest students enrolment - regions — enrolment rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3 Percentage of population in the same sex and age in 2003.
- How does Costa Rica rank for students enrolment - regions — enrolment rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 31st out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is students enrolment - regions — enrolment rate rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Students enrolment - Regions — Enrolment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides indicators on enrolment rates by age in large regions (TL2). Data definition and source Enrolment rates are defined as the share of individuals of each age group enrolled in all types of schools and education institutions, including public, private and all other institutions that provide organised educational programmes according to the ISCED 2011 classification, regardless of education level enrolled in (share of individuals enrolled over the population of the same age group). Age groups are defined as 3-5, 6-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39 and >40 year-olds. Data are collected from Eurostat (reg_educ) for EU countries, and through delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI) and the OECD Working Party on Education System Indicators (INES). Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.