Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary was 97.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Costa Rica is 97.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Costa Rica peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 55.0%, in 2002.
That places Costa Rica 7th out of 32 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 55.0% | — |
| 2003 | 60.9% | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 55.7% | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 63.5% | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 78.4% | +23.5% |
| 2007 | 90.6% | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 84.4% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 81.5% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 84.7% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 90.5% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 87.8% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 85.9% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 88.9% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.6% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.2% | 55.0% | 90.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 79.0% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 97.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 228,863 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 123,741 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 221,811 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.17 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 34,294 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,765 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 119,754 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Costa Rica?
- Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Costa Rica was 97.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.0% in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary?
- Costa Rica ranks 7th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary entry age, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release