NationMaster - Costa Rican Education statistics

Average years of schooling of adults	6	[54th of 100]
Duration of compulsory education	10 years	[62nd of 171]
Definition: Education > Duration of compulsory education
Source: UNESCO
Duration of education > Primary level	6	[120th of 181]
Definition: Education > Duration of education > Primary level
Source: UNESCO
Duration of education > Secondary level	5	[173rd of 181]
Definition: Education > Duration of education > Secondary level
Source: UNESCO
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	77,283	[86th of 150]
Definition: Education > Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level
Source: UNESCO
Education spending (% of GDP)	5.1%	[55th of 132]
Definition: Education > Education spending (% of GDP)
Source: Source: UNESCO UIS Data \| UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Education spending (% of total government expenditure)	22.4%	[11th of 96]
Definition: Education > Education spending (% of total government expenditure)
Source: United Nations Human Development Programme
Education, primary completion rate	92	[66th of 148]
Definition: Education > Education, primary completion rate
Source: United Nations Human Development Programme
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	49.2%	[89th of 135]
Definition: Education > Enrolment ratio > Secondary level
Source: Source: UNESCO UIS Data \| UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	50.8%	[38th of 170]
Definition: Education > Female enrolment share > Secondary level
Source: UNESCO
Geographical aptitude results	71.382	[84th of 191]
Definition: Education > Geographical aptitude results
Source: UNESCO
Library books	824,623	[51st of 81]
Definition: Education > Library books
Source: The Geography Zone
Literacy > Male	95.9%	[58th of 156]
Definition: Education > Literacy > Male
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Literacy > Total population	96%	[54th of 160]
Definition: Education > Literacy > Total population
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	18.53 %	[15th of 103]
Definition: Education > Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Public spending per student > Primary level	14.9	[52nd of 126]
Definition: Education > Public spending per student > Primary level
Source: World Development Indicators database
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	21.34	[61st of 159]
Definition: Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
Source: UNESCO
School life expectancy > Total	10.1 years	[74th of 110]
Definition: Education > School life expectancy > Total
Source: World Development Indicators database
Tertiary enrollment	16%	[79th of 151]
Definition: Education > Tertiary enrollment
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	1.01	[6th of 138]
Definition: Education > Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24
Source: UNESCO