School-leaving age

61. As far as education  is concerned,  in the Republic of Costa Rica, under article 78 of the Political Constitution, ‘‘public education is compulsory and, like pre-school and specialized education, is free and paid for by the nation’’. 

Minimum age of employment

168. In addition, as part of the process of adaptation of the legal system to comply with the Convention on the Rights of the Child and International Labour Organization Convention No. 138, the Executive vetoed the legislation  establishing  a minimum age of 12 years for authorization of the employment of children on the grounds that that legislation  was not in line with commitments entered into at international  level. The Children's and Adolescents' Code contains an entire chapter on the special regime of protection for juvenile workers and sets the minimum age for admission to employment at 15 years.

 Minimum age for marriage

Information  unavailable

 Minimum age for criminal responsibility

Information  unavailable.

 From: CRC/C/65/Add. 7, 1 October 1998