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Primary school enrollment — Costa Rica

Primary school enrollment in Costa Rica in 2018 — 97.3%. Ranked 8 in the world out of 72. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 11.9 pp.

2018 97.3% +1 pp vs 2017
World rank 8of 72
Period maximum 98.5%2012
Period minimum 85.5%1970

Trend over time

1970–2018 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Costa Rica, 1970–2018859095100197019751980198519901995200020052010201520181970: 85.5%1972: 88%1973: 89.4%1975: 90.5%1976: 92.6%1978: 91.6%1979: 90.1%1980: 90%1981: 90.4%1982: 88.5%1985: 85.6%1986: 86.5%1987: 86.6%1989: 86.8%1990: 86.8%1991: 87.3%1992: 89%1993: 89.4%1994: 88.4%1995: 89.5%1996: 91.5%2011: 98.4%2012: 98.5%2013: 97.8%2014: 97%2015: 97.6%2016: 98.2%2017: 96.3%2018: 97.3%
Change over the period: +11.9 pp Annual average: 0.25 pp

Comparison, 2018

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica

Costa Rica 97.3%
World 89.4%
Latin America & Caribbean 93.7%
Primary school enrollment — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 97.3 +1 pp
2017 96.3 −1.8 pp
2016 98.2 +0.6 pp
2015 97.6 +0.6 pp
2014 97 −0.9 pp
2013 97.8 −0.6 pp
2012 98.5 +0.1 pp
2011 98.4 —
1996 91.5 +1.9 pp
1995 89.5 +1.1 pp
1994 88.4 −0.9 pp
1993 89.4 +0.3 pp
1992 89 +1.8 pp
1991 87.3 +0.5 pp
1990 86.8 −0 pp
1989 86.8 —
1987 86.6 +0.1 pp
1986 86.5 +0.8 pp
1985 85.6 —
1982 88.5 −1.9 pp
1981 90.4 +0.4 pp
1980 90 −0.1 pp
1979 90.1 −1.5 pp
1978 91.6 —
1976 92.6 +2.2 pp
1975 90.5 —
1973 89.4 +1.4 pp
1972 88 —
1970 85.5 —

Central America, 2018

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CR Costa Rica 97.3 BZ Belize 95.9 GT Guatemala 86.9 SV El Salvador 81
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About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

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