Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 8.0% 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 8.0% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Costa Rica peaked at 29.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2024.
Costa Rica ranks 68th of 184 countries on this measure, 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 | 29.7% | — |
| 2013 | 22.3% | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 21.8% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | -27.1% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | -20.1% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -36.9% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.4% | 15.9% | 29.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 8.0% | 17.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 65 Sierra Leone 8.6% compare
- 66 Samoa 8.3% compare
- 67 Austria 8.2% compare
- 69 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.8% compare
- 70 Palau 7.4% compare
- 71 Trinidad and Tobago 7.3% compare
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 8.0% 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 29.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Costa Rica ranks 68th out of 184 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 69.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release