Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, fourth quintile, both in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, fourth quintile, both was 88.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, fourth quintile, both in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 88.5% for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, fourth quintile, both in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, fourth quintile, both in Costa Rica peaked at 99.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 78.8%, in 2003.
That places Costa Rica 13th out of 29 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, upper secondary, fourth quintile, both in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 82.1% | — |
| 2003 | 78.8% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 82.5% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 83.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 82.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 85.9% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 89.3% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 93.4% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 91.7% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 95.5% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 93.3% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 90.6% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 91.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 96.3% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 88.5% | -10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.8% | 78.8% | 89.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 90.6% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 88.5% | 99.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 10 Colombia 90.9% compare
- 11 Ecuador 90.1% compare
- 12 Nepal 88.6% compare
- 14 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 87.4% compare
- 15 El Salvador 83.2% compare
- 16 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 82.9% compare
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, upper secondary, fourth quintile, both in Costa Rica?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, fourth quintile, both in Costa Rica was 88.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, fourth quintile, both recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, fourth quintile, both recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.8% in 2003.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, fourth quintile, both?
- Costa Rica ranks 13th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, fourth quintile, both rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release