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 65.4% 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
Costa Rica recorded 65.4% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica peaked at 82.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 65.4%, in 2024.
Costa Rica ranks 147th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 73.9% | — |
| 1999 | 81.0% | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 75.1% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 75.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 75.7% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 77.4% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 76.7% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 82.4% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 82.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 82.9% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 82.7% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 82.1% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 79.1% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 68.4% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 66.4% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 65.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 67.3% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 67.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 67.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 68.9% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 67.6% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 66.5% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 65.4% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.5% | 73.9% | 81.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 78.9% | 75.1% | 82.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 65.9% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.1% | 65.4% | 68.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,537 (2024)
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 65.4% 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 82.9% 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 65.4% in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 147th out of 188 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 4.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release