Total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted was 0.904 WPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.904 WPIA for total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted in Costa Rica peaked at 0.968 WPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6169 WPIA, in 2011.
Costa Rica ranks 9th of 22 countries on this measure, 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, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.7352 WPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.8063 WPIA | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 0.793 WPIA | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8243 WPIA | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.774 WPIA | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.849 WPIA | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8442 WPIA | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8297 WPIA | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.854 WPIA | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6169 WPIA | -27.8% |
| 2012 | 0.86 WPIA | +39.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8749 WPIA | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9112 WPIA | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.828 WPIA | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.803 WPIA | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.865 WPIA | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8604 WPIA | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.891 WPIA | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.968 WPIA | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 0.945 WPIA | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.961 WPIA | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.951 WPIA | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.904 WPIA | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.807 WPIA | 0.7352 WPIA | 0.849 WPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8364 WPIA | 0.6169 WPIA | 0.9112 WPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9458 WPIA | 0.904 WPIA | 0.968 WPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,537 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted in Costa Rica?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted in Costa Rica was 0.904 WPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.968 WPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6169 WPIA in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release