Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, richest quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, richest quintile was 96.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, richest quintile in Costa Rica, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 96.4% for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, richest quintile in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, richest quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 91.9%, in 2002.
That places Costa Rica 9th out of 23 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, richest quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 91.9% | — |
| 2003 | 91.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 94.1% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 92.7% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 93.7% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 94.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 97.9% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 97.5% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 96.4% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.5% | 91.9% | 95.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 97.5% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 96.4% | 100.0% | 4 |
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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, richest quintile in Costa Rica?
- Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, richest quintile in Costa Rica was 96.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, richest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, richest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.9% in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, richest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th out of 23 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, richest quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release