Progression to secondary school in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Progression to secondary school was 91.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school 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 in Costa Rica stood at 91.7%.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Costa Rica peaked at 98.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 1970.
Costa Rica ranks 119th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 49.9% | — |
| 1971 | 54.5% | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 59.0% | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 56.7% | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 53.4% | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 52.9% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 54.1% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 53.5% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 58.2% | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 59.1% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 62.3% | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 63.2% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 64.7% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 64.2% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 66.8% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 67.1% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 67.9% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 68.7% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 68.7% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 84.8% | +23.4% |
| 2000 | 82.9% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 87.9% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 96.8% | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 98.2% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 96.7% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 94.6% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 92.9% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 84.4% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 84.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 83.6% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 84.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 85.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 91.7% | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.5% | 49.9% | 59.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 57.8% | 52.9% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.7% | 64.2% | 84.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 93.2% | 82.9% | 98.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 83.6% | 94.0% | 8 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Costa Rica?
- Progression to secondary school in Costa Rica was 91.7% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for progression to secondary school?
- Costa Rica ranks 119th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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 (%). 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).