Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 0.9927 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9927 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
191st
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 1970
All-time low
0.9815 GPIA
in 2019
Years of data
53
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Costa Rica, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Costa Rica stood at 0.9927 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Costa Rica peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.9815 GPIA, in 2019.
Costa Rica ranks 191st of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.06 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9967 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9928 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9986 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9949 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9947 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9952 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9974 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9963 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9944 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9885 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9837 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9843 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9866 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9895 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9816 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9815 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9856 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.993 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9938 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9947 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9927 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9928 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9884 GPIA | 0.9815 GPIA | 0.9974 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9919 GPIA | 0.9856 GPIA | 0.9947 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 228,863 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 123,741 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 221,811 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.17 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 34,294 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,765 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 119,754 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Costa Rica?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Costa Rica was 0.9927 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9815 GPIA in 2019.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Costa Rica ranks 191st out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release