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 98.7% 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
In 2024, adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Costa Rica stood at 98.7%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Costa Rica peaked at 98.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.2%, in 2003.
Costa Rica ranks 2nd of 40 countries on this measure, 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 | 41.4% | — |
| 2003 | 41.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 41.7% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 54.1% | +29.7% |
| 2006 | 65.8% | +21.6% |
| 2007 | 59.2% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 62.9% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 70.5% | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 69.9% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 76.8% | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 68.1% | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 69.9% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 68.6% | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 79.8% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | +21.7% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.6% | 41.2% | 70.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 77.9% | 68.1% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 94.9% | 98.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,015 (2024)
- 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)
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 98.7% 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 98.7% 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 41.2% in 2003.
- How does Costa Rica rank for adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary?
- Costa Rica ranks 2nd out of 40 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 28.1%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release