Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total net enrolment rate: primary education was 95.27 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Costa Rica, 1970–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate: primary education in Costa Rica stood at 95.27.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: primary education in Costa Rica peaked at 96.97 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 84.99, in 1985.
That places Costa Rica 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.95 | 86.51 | 92.64 | 7 |
| 1980s | 86.58 | 84.99 | 88.26 | 7 |
| 1990s | 88.32 | 86.14 | 91.98 | 7 |
| 2010s | 93.23 | 90.1 | 96.97 | 9 |
| 2020s | 94.47 | 93.88 | 95.27 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 15 Brazil 96.02 compare
- 16 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 95.84 compare
- 17 Ecuador 95.28 compare
- 19 Turks and Caicos Islands 94.19 compare
- 20 Dominican Republic 93.48 compare
- 21 Nicaragua 93.34 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 total net enrolment rate: primary education in Costa Rica?
- Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Costa Rica was 95.27 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 96.97 in 2011.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.99 in 1985.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total net enrolment rate: primary education?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate: primary education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total net enrolment rate: primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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