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 34.3% 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica is 34.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica peaked at 34.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2009.
Costa Rica ranks 56th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 27.2% | — |
| 1999 | 19.9% | -27.0% |
| 2000 | 25.7% | +29.5% |
| 2001 | 25.9% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 24.9% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | -23.9% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | +38.1% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 32.7% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 33.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 33.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 32.1% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 30.3% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 31.9% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 33.1% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 34.3% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.5% | 19.9% | 27.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 17.2% | 25.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 17.5% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 30.3% | 34.3% | 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 34.3% 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 34.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2009.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 56th out of 168 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 up 12.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release