Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum was 28.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Costa Rica, 2009–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 28.2% for proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Costa Rica peaked at 43.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2022.
That places Costa Rica 54th out of 63 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 43.3% | — |
| 2012 | 40.1% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 37.5% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 40.0% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | -29.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 28.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 72.4%, 39% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 28.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.2%, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.3% | 43.3% | 43.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 37.5% | 40.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 28.2% | 28.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More infrastructure data for Costa Rica
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 136.03 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 610,457 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.9 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.119 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 610,457 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.36 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Costa Rica?
- Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Costa Rica was 28.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum?
- Costa Rica ranks 54th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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