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 21.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica stood at 21.1%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica peaked at 21.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2010.
That places Costa Rica 5th out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 16.7% | — |
| 1999 | 15.8% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 16.8% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 15.8% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 21.1% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 15.8% | 16.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 13.7% | 16.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 13.6% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 18.2% | 21.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,015 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,694 (2024)
- 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)
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 21.1% 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 21.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2010.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 5th out of 83 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 up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release