Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 65.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica is 65.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica peaked at 82.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 65.7%, in 2024.
Costa Rica ranks 136th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 72.8% | — |
| 1999 | 80.1% | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 74.3% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 74.1% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 75.1% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 77.1% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 76.6% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 82.2% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 82.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 82.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 82.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 82.5% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 79.3% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 71.5% | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 69.5% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 67.3% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 67.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 66.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 68.4% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 67.9% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 69.7% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 68.1% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 66.9% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 65.7% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.5% | 72.8% | 80.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 78.5% | 74.1% | 82.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.3% | 66.6% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.7% | 65.7% | 69.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 102,057 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.91 % change on previous year (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica was 65.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.7% in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 136th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 upper 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