Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 79.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica is 79.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica peaked at 86.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 79.2%, in 2024.
That places Costa Rica 195th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 83.7% | — |
| 1999 | 84.7% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 83.6% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 84.5% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 84.2% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 84.9% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 84.6% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 86.2% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 85.7% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 85.4% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 85.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 86.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 85.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 84.4% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 83.4% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 82.5% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 81.1% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 82.8% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 82.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 82.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 82.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 81.2% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 80.2% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 79.2% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.2% | 83.7% | 84.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 84.9% | 83.6% | 86.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 81.1% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 79.2% | 82.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,537 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica was 79.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.2% in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 195th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release