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 73.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Costa Rica, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Costa Rica stood at 73.3%. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Costa Rica peaked at 90.2% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 73.3%, in 2024.
That places Costa Rica 189th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 90.2% | — |
| 1971 | 89.0% | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 85.7% | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 83.5% | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 81.8% | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 80.9% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 77.9% | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 77.0% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 77.5% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 77.1% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 76.8% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 77.5% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 77.6% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 77.3% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 77.3% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 77.0% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 77.2% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 77.2% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 77.7% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 77.8% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 77.9% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 77.8% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 78.3% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 77.6% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 78.2% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 77.4% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 80.5% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 83.3% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 80.9% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 81.3% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 81.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 82.8% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 82.5% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 85.1% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 84.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 84.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 84.9% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 85.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 84.8% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 82.9% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 79.4% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 77.9% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 75.9% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 75.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 75.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 77.2% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 76.8% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 76.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 76.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 75.2% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 74.2% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 73.3% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.8% | 77.0% | 90.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 77.2% | 76.8% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.6% | 77.4% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.1% | 80.9% | 85.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 75.6% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 73.3% | 76.3% | 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 secondary education enrolled in general in Costa Rica?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Costa Rica was 73.3% 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 90.2% 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 73.3% in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Costa Rica ranks 189th out of 219 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 down 5.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release