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Education and science & technology indicators

Overview

Education and science & technology indicators for Costa Rica, sourced from the World Bank. Covers literacy, enrollment, expenditure, research output, and more.

Key Indicators

Education Quality
80/100
World Bank (literacy + enrollment)
Math & Science Score
28/100
OECD PISA 2022

Data Explorer

Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
6.975
2024 · World Bank
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative)
44.0235520235762
2024 · World Bank
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population)
68.9755668228098
2024 · World Bank
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative)
19.2411186824805
2024 · World Bank
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
18.7992771803014
2024 · World Bank
Labor force, total
2357187
2024 · World Bank
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)
86.6905141270567
2024 · World Bank
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)
20.4235965804218
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
7.848
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
9.186
2024 · World Bank
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative)
21.566808395891
2024 · World Bank
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, female (%) (cumulative)
86.5713581352894
2024 · World Bank
Labor force, female (% of total labor force)
39.4759940556265
2024 · World Bank
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, male (%) (cumulative)
86.8137627890855
2024 · World Bank
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000)
2.9
2023 · World Bank
Primary education, duration (years)
6
2023 · World Bank
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)
51.2
2023 · World Bank
School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)
130.602096557617
2023 · World Bank
Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age)
6.3568000793457
2023 · World Bank
Current education expenditure, primary (% of total expenditure in primary public institutions)
98.5114364624023
2023 · World Bank

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Sources: World Bank | UNESCO · Last updated: 2025

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