Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below was 1.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1.0%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
7th
of 74 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1990
All-time low
0.8%
in 1989
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.60.811989200520211989: 0.767 % of population with low education aged 6-161990: 1 % of population with low education aged 6-161991: 0.79 % of population with low education aged 6-161992: 0.802 % of population with low education aged 6-161993: 0.812 % of population with low education aged 6-161994: 0.826 % of population with low education aged 6-161995: 0.861 % of population with low education aged 6-161996: 0.857 % of population with low education aged 6-161997: 0.843 % of population with low education aged 6-161998: 0.855 % of population with low education aged 6-161999: 0.857 % of population with low education aged 6-162000: 0.853 % of population with low education aged 6-162001: 0.875 % of population with low education aged 6-162002: 0.893 % of population with low education aged 6-162003: 0.904 % of population with low education aged 6-162004: 0.911 % of population with low education aged 6-162005: 0.92 % of population with low education aged 6-162006: 0.913 % of population with low education aged 6-162007: 0.928 % of population with low education aged 6-162008: 0.934 % of population with low education aged 6-162009: 0.941 % of population with low education aged 6-162010: 0.936 % of population with low education aged 6-162011: 0.948 % of population with low education aged 6-162012: 0.947 % of population with low education aged 6-162013: 0.955 % of population with low education aged 6-162014: 0.965 % of population with low education aged 6-162015: 0.959 % of population with low education aged 6-162016: 0.891 % of population with low education aged 6-162017: 0.966 % of population with low education aged 6-162018: 0.97 % of population with low education aged 6-162019: 0.983 % of population with low education aged 6-162020: 0.986 % of population with low education aged 6-162021: 0.988 % of population with low education aged 6-16

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low education aged 6-16.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 1.0% for enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in 2021.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Costa Rica peaked at 1.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1989.

Costa Rica ranks 7th of 74 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below (% of population with low education aged 6-16) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of population with low education aged 6-16 Change
1989 0.8%
1990 1.0% +30.3%
1991 0.8% -21.0%
1992 0.8% +1.5%
1993 0.8% +1.2%
1994 0.8% +1.7%
1995 0.9% +4.3%
1996 0.9% -0.5%
1997 0.8% -1.6%
1998 0.9% +1.4%
1999 0.9% +0.3%
2000 0.9% -0.5%
2001 0.9% +2.6%
2002 0.9% +2.0%
2003 0.9% +1.3%
2004 0.9% +0.8%
2005 0.9% +1.0%
2006 0.9% -0.8%
2007 0.9% +1.6%
2008 0.9% +0.7%
2009 0.9% +0.7%
2010 0.9% -0.5%
2011 0.9% +1.3%
2012 0.9% -0.1%
2013 1.0% +0.9%
2014 1.0% +1.0%
2015 1.0% -0.6%
2016 0.9% -7.1%
2017 1.0% +8.4%
2018 1.0% +0.4%
2019 1.0% +1.4%
2020 1.0% +0.3%
2021 1.0% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
1990s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 10
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2010s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 10
2020s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 4 Uruguay 1.0% compare
  2. 5 Jamaica 1.0% compare
  3. 6 Chile 1.0% compare
  4. 8 Kenya 1.0% compare
  5. 9 Hungary 1.0% compare
  6. 10 Mauritius 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Costa Rica?
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Costa Rica was 1.0% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1990.
What is the lowest enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1989.
How does Costa Rica rank for enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below?
Costa Rica ranks 7th out of 74 countries with data for 2021.
Is enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below (% of population with low education aged 6-16). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below (% of population with low education aged 6-16)
Unit
% of population with low education aged 6-16
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
74 places, 889 data points, 1970–2021
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