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Elementary and secondary school are both divided in two cycles. [2] Since 1869, education is free and compulsory (article 78 of the constitution). Costa Rica's education system is ranked 54th in the "Global Competitiveness Report 2013–14", and is described as of "high quality". [3] The literacy rate in Costa Rica is 97.9%. [4]
Costa Rica has the highest ranked education system in Latin America. Primary education in Costa Rica is required by law for most children in the country between the ages of 6 and 13. Because of this, their literacy is 98% which is one of the highest in Latin America. Primary education starts in first grade and goes through sixth grade.
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Costa Rica education-related lists (2 P) A. Academia in Costa Rica (3 C, 1 P) C. Costa Rican educators (3 C, 17 P) E. Education ministers of Costa Rica (4 P) O.
Academic grading in Costa Rica is based on a 100-point scale. [ 1 ] For primary school level, a score of 65 is good enough to pass, while in high school and further levels the pass grade is 70/100.
From January 2008 to May 2012, if you bought shares in companies when R.R. Harkin joined the board, and sold them when she left, you would have a -36.3 percent return on your investment, compared to a -4.2 percent return from the S&P 500.
San José is Costa Rica's seat of national government, focal point of political and economic activity, and major transportation hub. San José is simultaneously one of Costa Rica's cantons, with its municipal land area covering 44.62 square kilometers (17.23 square miles) [4] and having within it an estimated population of 352,381 people in ...
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