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 34.0% 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
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica stood at 34.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica peaked at 34.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2007.
Costa Rica ranks 65th 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 | 28.4% | — |
| 1999 | 20.9% | -26.5% |
| 2000 | 26.6% | +27.7% |
| 2001 | 27.9% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 25.5% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 23.3% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 23.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | -23.6% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | +37.3% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 31.7% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 32.7% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 31.2% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 32.7% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 34.0% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.6% | 20.9% | 28.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 17.3% | 27.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 17.8% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 29.4% | 34.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,015 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,694 (2024)
- 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)
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 34.0% 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 34.0% 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 17.3% in 2007.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Costa Rica ranks 65th 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 16.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release