School enrollment, secondary in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School enrollment, secondary was 121.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, secondary in Costa Rica stood at 121.8%.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Costa Rica peaked at 138.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 2002.
Costa Rica ranks 13th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 65.6% | — |
| 2004 | 77.8% | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 79.2% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 88.3% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 94.3% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 97.5% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 103.3% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 108.5% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 114.3% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 115.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 118.2% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 121.5% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 126.0% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 132.8% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 132.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 138.9% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 131.9% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 125.5% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 121.8% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.6% | 65.6% | 94.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 113.8% | 97.5% | 132.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 130.2% | 121.8% | 138.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 10 Denmark 125.6% compare
- 11 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 124.9% compare
- 12 Aruba 124.4% compare
- 14 United States Virgin Islands 121.7%
- 15 Portugal 120.3% compare
- 16 Turks and Caicos Islands 119.7% compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Costa Rica?
- School enrollment, secondary in Costa Rica was 121.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 138.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Costa Rica ranks 13th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.