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 98.5% 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 98.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Costa Rica peaked at 98.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2002.
That places Costa Rica 2nd out of 32 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 31.0% | — |
| 2003 | 35.1% | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 41.3% | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 44.5% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 55.4% | +24.5% |
| 2007 | 50.9% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | +23.2% |
| 2009 | 63.5% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 63.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 69.4% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 68.2% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 66.8% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 74.0% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 71.5% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 75.2% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 82.2% | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 95.2% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 95.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 96.9% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 94.9% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.0% | 31.0% | 63.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 76.2% | 63.1% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 94.9% | 98.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,694 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,047 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 98.5% 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 98.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary?
- Costa Rica ranks 2nd 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 33.2%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release