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 100.0% 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
Costa Rica recorded 100.0% for adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 28.5% 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 2019 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2004.
That places Costa Rica 1st 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 | 49.5% | — |
| 2003 | 48.5% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 42.0% | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 52.4% | +24.8% |
| 2006 | 63.8% | +21.8% |
| 2007 | 54.7% | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 70.2% | +28.3% |
| 2009 | 69.2% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 66.4% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 84.9% | +27.9% |
| 2012 | 74.2% | -12.6% |
| 2013 | 70.3% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 77.8% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 77.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 86.6% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 95.2% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.3% | 42.0% | 70.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 66.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 95.2% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (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 100.0% 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 2019.
- What is the lowest adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2004.
- How does Costa Rica rank for adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st 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 28.5%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release