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2. Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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   Costa Rica (UK: / ˌkɒstə ˈriːkə /, US: / ˌkoʊstə -/ ⓘ; Spanish: [ˈkosta ˈrika]; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica, [10] is a country in the Central American region of North America. Costa Rica is bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the ...

3. Education in Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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   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] It is 2 points over the average for Latin American and Caribbean countries.

4. Mathematics - Wikipedia

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   Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes methods, theories and theorems that are developed and proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself. There are many areas of mathematics, which include number theory (the study of numbers), algebra (the study of formulas and related structures), geometry (the study ...

5. Demographics of Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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   Costa Rica's population, (1961-2003). In 2021, Costa Rica had a population of 5,153,957. The population is increasing at a rate of 1.5% per year. According to current trends, the population will increase to 9,158,000 in about 46 years. [15] The population density is 94 people per square km, the third highest in Central America.

6. Academic grading in Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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   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. Students who attain between 60 and the passing grade get the chance to take an extra test that reviews the whole year's curriculum, and in which a 70 ...

7. Education in Latin America - Wikipedia

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   The results of the Second Regional Comparative and Explanatory Study (SERCE) indicate that almost two-thirds of Latin American students do not achieve satisfactory reading and math scores. There is a significant learning gap between students from different socio-economic backgrounds, those who live in rural areas and those who belong to ...