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 0.984 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.984 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
19th
of 79 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPIA
in 2005
All-time low
0.9415 GPIA
in 2021
Years of data
26
1998–2024
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.984 GPIA for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9415 GPIA, in 2021.
That places Costa Rica 19th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9752 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.9676 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9788 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.982 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9733 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9882 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9871 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9752 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9716 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9986 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.99 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9813 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9415 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9534 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9658 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.984 GPIA | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9714 GPIA | 0.9676 GPIA | 0.9752 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9733 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9968 GPIA | 0.9716 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9652 GPIA | 0.9415 GPIA | 0.984 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,047 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 0.984 GPIA 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 1.04 GPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9415 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th out of 79 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 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release