Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 97.0% for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Costa Rica peaked at 99.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 89.3%, in 2002.
That places Costa Rica 10th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 89.3% | — |
| 2003 | 90.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 91.1% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 91.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 91.4% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 92.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 93.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 94.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 94.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 90.7% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 94.7% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 95.9% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 97.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.8% | 89.3% | 94.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 90.7% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 7 United States of America 98.0% compare
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 97.4% compare
- 9 Dominican Republic 97.3% compare
- 11 Paraguay 96.9% compare
- 12 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 96.2% compare
- 13 Ecuador 96.1% compare
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 total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Costa Rica?
- Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Costa Rica was 97.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.3% in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 10th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release