Costa Rica
Background Information
Region
Latin America & Caribbean
World Bank income group
Upper middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
22% (UNFPA, 2023)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
429,907 (UIS, 2023)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
371,577 (UIS, 2023)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
21%
Source: UNSDG , 2011
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
27
Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2021
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15
No data available
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months
No data available
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
11
Source: UIS , 2019
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities Percentage of schools
37%
Source: UNESCO , 2020
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities Percentage of schools
-
Primary 73%
(2019)
-
Lower secondary 84%
(2020)
-
Upper secondary 81%
(2019)
Source: UIS
Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education
No data available
Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education Men as a percentage
Source: UIS , 2021
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS , 2021
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
-
Female 57%
-
Male 51%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
-
Female 19%
-
Male 23%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education
-
Female 54%
-
Male 50%
Female: UNESCO, 2018
Male: UNESCO, 2018
Youth not in education, employment or training
-
Female 22%
-
Male 14%
Female: ILO, 2022
Male: ILO, 2022
Completion rate
Primary school age
-
Female 97%
-
Male 95%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 76%
-
Male 72%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 63%
-
Male 53%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 1%
-
Male 1%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Lower secondary school
-
Female 3%
-
Male 3%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school
-
Female 8%
-
Male 11%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Legal Frameworks Back to Top
Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools
3
Limited protection from violence in educational institutions
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legal framework protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender
1
Does not enshrine right to education
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls
5
Protection of the right to education of pregnant and/or parenting girls
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors
Data coming soon!
Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality
Data coming soon!
Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes
Data coming soon!