Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, male in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, male was 96.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
96.2%
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
11th
of 36 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2021
All-time low
89.0%
in 2002
Years of data
23
2002–2024

Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, male in Costa Rica, 2002–2024

0204060801002002201320242002: 89 %2003: 89.8 %2004: 91.8 %2005: 92.2 %2006: 90.5 %2007: 91.8 %2008: 93.9 %2009: 94.7 %2010: 94 %2011: 89.5 %2012: 93.3 %2013: 95.9 %2014: 96.8 %2015: 95.4 %2016: 96.6 %2017: 97.4 %2018: 97.7 %2019: 98.7 %2020: 98.5 %2021: 99 %2022: 98.8 %2023: 98.2 %2024: 96.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, male in Costa Rica stood at 96.2%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, male in Costa Rica peaked at 99.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 89.0%, in 2002.

That places Costa Rica 11th 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, male in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, male (%) in Costa Rica, 2002 to 2024.
Year % Change
2002 89.0%
2003 89.8% +0.9%
2004 91.8% +2.2%
2005 92.2% +0.4%
2006 90.5% -1.8%
2007 91.8% +1.4%
2008 93.9% +2.3%
2009 94.7% +0.9%
2010 94.0% -0.7%
2011 89.5% -4.8%
2012 93.3% +4.3%
2013 95.9% +2.8%
2014 96.8% +0.9%
2015 95.4% -1.4%
2016 96.6% +1.3%
2017 97.4% +0.8%
2018 97.7% +0.3%
2019 98.7% +1.1%
2020 98.5% -0.2%
2021 99.0% +0.5%
2022 98.8% -0.2%
2023 98.2% -0.6%
2024 96.2% -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 91.7% 89.0% 94.7% 8
2010s 95.5% 89.5% 98.7% 10
2020s 98.1% 96.2% 99.0% 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 8 Kyrgyzstan 97.5% compare
  2. 9 Paraguay 97.0% compare
  3. 10 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 96.4% compare
  4. 12 Ecuador 96.1% compare
  5. 13 Dominican Republic 95.8% compare
  6. 14 Nepal 95.3% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, male in Costa Rica?
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, male in Costa Rica was 96.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2021.
What is the lowest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 89.0% in 2002.
How does Costa Rica rank for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, male?
Costa Rica ranks 11th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
Is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
36 places, 428 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release