Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships was 902,668 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
902,668
Change on year
down 21.2%
World rank
114th
of 142 countries
All-time high
2.41 million
in 2009
All-time low
128,192
in 2006
Years of data
19
2006–2024
Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships in Costa Rica, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships in Costa Rica is 902,668, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 21.2% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships in Costa Rica peaked at 2.41 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 128,192, in 2006.
Costa Rica ranks 114th of 142 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 128,192 | — |
| 2007 | 639,403 | +398.8% |
| 2008 | 1.68 million | +163.3% |
| 2009 | 2.41 million | +43.4% |
| 2010 | 1.43 million | -40.8% |
| 2011 | 1.49 million | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 1.72 million | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 2.07 million | +20.7% |
| 2014 | 1.53 million | -26.2% |
| 2015 | 2.18 million | +42.5% |
| 2016 | 1.04 million | -52.3% |
| 2017 | 1.34 million | +28.6% |
| 2018 | 1.52 million | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 1.61 million | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 1.07 million | -33.6% |
| 2021 | 952,583 | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 1.12 million | +17.5% |
| 2023 | 1.15 million | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 902,668 | -21.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.22 million | 128,192 | 2.41 million | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.59 million | 1.04 million | 2.18 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 million | 902,668 | 1.15 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 111 Sao Tome and Principe 1.05 million compare
- 112 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 920,253 compare
- 113 Uruguay 904,996 compare
- 115 Dominican Republic 898,735 compare
- 116 Croatia 895,513 compare
- 117 Guatemala 826,142 compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 228,863 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 123,741 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 221,811 (2019)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships in Costa Rica?
- Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships in Costa Rica was 902,668 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 128,192 in 2006.
- How does Costa Rica rank for volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships?
- Costa Rica ranks 114th out of 142 countries with data for 2024.
- Is volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. 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 Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships, constant US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release