Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, fourth quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, fourth quintile was 97.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, fourth quintile in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 97.1% for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, fourth quintile in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, fourth quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 100.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 82.5%, in 2002.
That places Costa Rica 8th out of 28 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, rural, fourth quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 82.5% | — |
| 2003 | 87.8% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 92.0% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 86.9% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 87.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 90.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 94.9% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.8% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 96.8% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 92.3% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 97.6% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 97.9% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 97.9% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 97.1% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.1% | 82.5% | 94.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 92.3% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 97.1% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 5 Dominican Republic 97.9% compare
- 6 Peru 97.8% compare
- 7 Kyrgyzstan 97.8% compare
- 9 Ecuador 96.9% compare
- 10 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 96.3% compare
- 11 Nepal 96.0% compare
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 total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, fourth quintile in Costa Rica?
- Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, fourth quintile in Costa Rica was 97.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, fourth quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, fourth quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.5% in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, fourth quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, fourth quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release