Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, poorest quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, poorest quintile was 96.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, poorest quintile in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, poorest quintile in Costa Rica is 96.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, poorest quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 98.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 77.1%, in 2002.
Costa Rica ranks 4th of 28 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, poorest quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 77.1% | — |
| 2003 | 78.8% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 84.4% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 85.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 84.2% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 87.5% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 85.7% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 90.4% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 88.8% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 81.8% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 86.2% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 88.5% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 92.5% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 94.4% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 95.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 96.7% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.2% | 77.1% | 90.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 81.8% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 95.5% | 98.5% | 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 total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, poorest quintile in Costa Rica?
- Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, poorest quintile in Costa Rica was 96.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, poorest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, poorest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.1% in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, poorest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, poorest quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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 Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release