Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 9.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Costa Rica, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 9.4% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 67.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Costa Rica peaked at 33.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2024.
That places Costa Rica 69th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 33.2% | — |
| 2013 | 25.1% | -24.4% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | -24.9% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | -21.7% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -32.9% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.3% | 18.5% | 33.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 9.4% | 20.2% | 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Costa Rica?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Costa Rica was 9.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Costa Rica ranks 69th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release