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 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica stood at 1.02 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8635 GPIA, in 2001.
Costa Rica ranks 23rd of 160 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9209 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.9088 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9345 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8635 GPIA | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9495 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9714 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9909 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.982 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9832 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9715 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9923 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.08 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.07 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9148 GPIA | 0.9088 GPIA | 0.9209 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9705 GPIA | 0.8635 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9715 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- 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)
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 1.02 GPIA 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 1.08 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8635 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 23rd out of 160 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 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release