Progression to secondary school, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Progression to secondary school, male was 93.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, male in Costa Rica, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, progression to secondary school, male in Costa Rica stood at 93.1%.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, male in Costa Rica peaked at 100.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 1970.
Costa Rica ranks 107th of 156 countries on this measure, 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, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 49.4% | — |
| 1971 | 53.4% | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 56.1% | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 52.8% | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 52.5% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 58.2% | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 58.4% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 61.8% | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 63.2% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 63.4% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 66.4% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 66.6% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 68.2% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 67.6% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 85.6% | +26.6% |
| 2000 | 83.9% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 89.1% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.9% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 94.3% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 95.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 97.7% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 85.7% | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 86.3% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 84.8% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 86.1% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 93.1% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.4% | 49.4% | 53.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 57.6% | 52.5% | 63.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 69.2% | 63.4% | 85.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 94.2% | 83.9% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 89.4% | 84.8% | 97.7% | 8 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 228,863 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 123,741 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 221,811 (2019)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, male in Costa Rica?
- Progression to secondary school, male in Costa Rica was 93.1% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for progression to secondary school, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 107th out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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, male (%). 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).