Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 4.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
4.2%
Change on year
down 21.2%
World rank
64th
of 153 countries
All-time high
8.0%
in 2011
All-time low
3.7%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2011–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Costa Rica, 2011–2019

024682011201520192011: 8 %2013: 7.3 %2014: 7.9 %2015: 6.6 %2016: 5.2 %2017: 3.7 %2018: 5.3 %2019: 4.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Costa Rica stood at 4.2%.

That represents a change of down 21.2% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Costa Rica peaked at 8.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2017.

Costa Rica ranks 64th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%) in Costa Rica, 2011 to 2019.
Year % Change
2011 8.0%
2013 7.3% -8.4%
2014 7.9% +8.6%
2015 6.6% -17.0%
2016 5.2% -20.5%
2017 3.7% -29.9%
2018 5.3% +45.7%
2019 4.2% -21.2%

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Costa Rica?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Costa Rica was 4.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2011.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2017.
How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Costa Rica ranks 64th out of 153 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 2,312 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in primary education who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/