Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, female was 91.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, female in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, female in Costa Rica is 91.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, female in Costa Rica peaked at 98.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 73.4%, in 2002.
That places Costa Rica 6th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 73.4% | — |
| 2003 | 75.2% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 76.9% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 79.3% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 79.1% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 81.5% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 83.3% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 85.7% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 85.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 77.9% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 88.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 91.2% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 88.5% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 90.4% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 92.7% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 92.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 96.7% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 96.7% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 91.8% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.3% | 73.4% | 85.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 77.9% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 91.8% | 98.6% | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.17 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 34,294 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,765 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 119,754 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 102,057 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.91 % change on previous year (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, female in Costa Rica?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, female in Costa Rica was 91.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.4% in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release