Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, adjusted wealth parity in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, adjusted wealth parity was 0.9128 WPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, adjusted wealth parity in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, adjusted wealth parity in Costa Rica is 0.9128 WPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, adjusted wealth parity in Costa Rica peaked at 0.954 WPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5115 WPIA, in 2011.
Costa Rica ranks 8th of 29 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, upper secondary, adjusted wealth parity in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.648 WPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.6524 WPIA | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7132 WPIA | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7243 WPIA | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6728 WPIA | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7775 WPIA | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7615 WPIA | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7708 WPIA | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7777 WPIA | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5115 WPIA | -34.2% |
| 2012 | 0.786 WPIA | +53.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7915 WPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8479 WPIA | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8345 WPIA | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.769 WPIA | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8558 WPIA | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8737 WPIA | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9004 WPIA | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.945 WPIA | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.954 WPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.943 WPIA | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.947 WPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9128 WPIA | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7151 WPIA | 0.648 WPIA | 0.7775 WPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.7948 WPIA | 0.5115 WPIA | 0.9004 WPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9404 WPIA | 0.9128 WPIA | 0.954 WPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, adjusted wealth parity in Costa Rica?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, adjusted wealth parity in Costa Rica was 0.9128 WPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.954 WPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5115 WPIA in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, adjusted wealth parity?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, adjusted wealth parity rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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, upper secondary, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release