Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program was 3.2% in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
3.2%
Change on year
up 10.2%
World rank
62nd
of 177 countries
All-time high
3.2%
in 2019
All-time low
0.7%
in 2001
Years of data
19
1999–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in Costa Rica, 1999–2019

0.511.522.531999200920191999: 1.5 %2000: 1.1 %2001: 0.737 %2002: 0.761 %2004: 1.5 %2005: 1.7 %2006: 2.3 %2008: 2.1 %2009: 2.5 %2010: 2.5 %2011: 2.6 %2012: 2.6 %2013: 2.6 %2014: 2.7 %2015: 2.7 %2016: 2.8 %2017: 2.7 %2018: 2.9 %2019: 3.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 3.2% for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in 2019. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in Costa Rica peaked at 3.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2001.

That places Costa Rica 62nd out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1
2000s 1.6% 0.7% 2.5% 8
2010s 2.7% 2.5% 3.2% 10

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 59 Romania 3.9% compare
  2. 60 Mexico 3.3% compare
  3. 61 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.2% compare
  4. 63 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 2.5% compare
  5. 64 Morocco 1.8% compare
  6. 65 Panama 1.4% compare

See the full ranking of 211 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in Costa Rica?
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in Costa Rica was 3.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2001.
How does Costa Rica rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program?
Costa Rica ranks 62nd out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 3,062 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official age for early childhood educational development programmes. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.