Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total was 1.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1.0%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
3rd
of 82 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, total in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.60.811989200520211989: 0.784 % of total population aged 6-161990: 1 % of total population aged 6-161991: 0.807 % of total population aged 6-161992: 0.82 % of total population aged 6-161993: 0.828 % of total population aged 6-161994: 0.84 % of total population aged 6-161995: 0.872 % of total population aged 6-161996: 0.866 % of total population aged 6-161997: 0.853 % of total population aged 6-161998: 0.867 % of total population aged 6-161999: 0.869 % of total population aged 6-162000: 0.866 % of total population aged 6-162001: 0.888 % of total population aged 6-162002: 0.903 % of total population aged 6-162003: 0.912 % of total population aged 6-162004: 0.92 % of total population aged 6-162005: 0.93 % of total population aged 6-162006: 0.923 % of total population aged 6-162007: 0.934 % of total population aged 6-162008: 0.939 % of total population aged 6-162009: 0.946 % of total population aged 6-162010: 0.941 % of total population aged 6-162011: 0.952 % of total population aged 6-162012: 0.951 % of total population aged 6-162013: 0.959 % of total population aged 6-162014: 0.966 % of total population aged 6-162015: 0.959 % of total population aged 6-162016: 0.909 % of total population aged 6-162017: 0.969 % of total population aged 6-162018: 0.97 % of total population aged 6-162019: 0.981 % of total population aged 6-162020: 0.986 % of total population aged 6-162021: 0.989 % of total population aged 6-16

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population aged 6-16.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total in Costa Rica is 1.0%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

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

That places Costa Rica 3rd out of 82 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total (% of total population aged 6-16) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of total population aged 6-16 Change
1989 0.8%
1990 1.0% +27.6%
1991 0.8% -19.3%
1992 0.8% +1.6%
1993 0.8% +0.9%
1994 0.8% +1.5%
1995 0.9% +3.9%
1996 0.9% -0.8%
1997 0.9% -1.5%
1998 0.9% +1.6%
1999 0.9% +0.3%
2000 0.9% -0.4%
2001 0.9% +2.6%
2002 0.9% +1.7%
2003 0.9% +1.0%
2004 0.9% +0.9%
2005 0.9% +1.0%
2006 0.9% -0.8%
2007 0.9% +1.2%
2008 0.9% +0.6%
2009 0.9% +0.7%
2010 0.9% -0.5%
2011 1.0% +1.2%
2012 1.0% -0.1%
2013 1.0% +0.9%
2014 1.0% +0.6%
2015 1.0% -0.7%
2016 0.9% -5.2%
2017 1.0% +6.7%
2018 1.0% +0.0%
2019 1.0% +1.2%
2020 1.0% +0.5%
2021 1.0% +0.3%

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. 1 Republic of Korea 1.0% compare
  2. 2 Kyrgyzstan 1.0% compare
  3. 4 Ireland 1.0% compare
  4. 5 Luxembourg 1.0%
  5. 6 Chile 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total in Costa Rica?
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total in Costa Rica was 1.0% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1990.
What is the lowest enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1989.
How does Costa Rica rank for enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total?
Costa Rica ranks 3rd out of 82 countries with data for 2021.
Is enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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, total (% of total population aged 6-16). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total (% of total population aged 6-16)
Unit
% of total population aged 6-16
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,014 data points, 1970–2021
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