Progression to secondary school, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Progression to secondary school, female was 90.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, female in Costa Rica, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school, female in Costa Rica is 90.3%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in Costa Rica peaked at 96.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 1970.
That places Costa Rica 115th out of 156 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 50.4% | — |
| 1971 | 55.6% | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 57.2% | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 53.9% | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 54.5% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 58.1% | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 59.9% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 62.8% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 63.2% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 65.0% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 67.2% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 67.8% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 69.2% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 69.3% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 69.8% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 83.9% | +20.2% |
| 2000 | 81.9% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 86.6% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 96.2% | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 93.8% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 91.1% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 89.7% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 90.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 90.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 83.1% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 83.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 82.4% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 83.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 90.3% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.0% | 50.4% | 55.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 58.5% | 53.9% | 63.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 70.3% | 65.0% | 83.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 89.9% | 81.9% | 96.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 82.4% | 90.6% | 8 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.17 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 34,294 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,765 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 119,754 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 102,057 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.91 % change on previous year (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in Costa Rica?
- Progression to secondary school, female in Costa Rica was 90.3% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 115th out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).