Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, second quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, second quintile was 94.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, second quintile in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 94.9% for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, second quintile in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, second quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80.5%, in 2002.
That places Costa Rica 11th 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, second quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 80.5% | — |
| 2003 | 81.7% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 81.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 86.9% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 85.6% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 87.6% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 92.5% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 89.6% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 84.8% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 92.9% | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 93.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 93.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 92.3% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 95.3% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 96.3% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 97.1% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 94.9% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.8% | 80.5% | 92.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 84.8% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 94.9% | 100.0% | 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, second quintile in Costa Rica?
- Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, second quintile in Costa Rica was 94.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, second quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, second quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.5% in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, second quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, second quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release