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 66.0% 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 66.0% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica peaked at 82.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 2024.
Costa Rica ranks 125th of 188 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 | 71.6% | — |
| 1999 | 79.1% | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 73.4% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 72.1% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 74.5% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 76.7% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 76.5% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 82.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 82.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 82.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 82.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 79.6% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 70.8% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 68.3% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 67.9% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 67.3% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 69.5% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 70.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 68.9% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 70.6% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 68.8% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 67.3% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 66.0% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.4% | 71.6% | 79.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 78.1% | 72.1% | 82.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 73.0% | 67.3% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 66.0% | 70.6% | 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 66.0% 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 82.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 125th 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 6.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release