Net attendance rate of primary school in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Net attendance rate of primary school was 99.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Net attendance rate of primary school in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 99.2% for net attendance rate of primary school in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net attendance rate of primary school in Costa Rica peaked at 99.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 97.2%, in 2002.
That places Costa Rica 5th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Net attendance rate of primary school in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 97.2% | — |
| 2003 | 97.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 97.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 98.7% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 98.4% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.3% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 99.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.2%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 99.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.6%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.3% | 97.2% | 99.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.3% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.2% | 99.5% | 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 net attendance rate of primary school in Costa Rica?
- Net attendance rate of primary school in Costa Rica was 99.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net attendance rate of primary school recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest net attendance rate of primary school recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.2% in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for net attendance rate of primary school?
- Costa Rica ranks 5th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net attendance rate of primary school rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net attendance rate of primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of students of the official age group for primary education who are attending school at any level of education, expressed as a percentage of the corresponding population.