Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, male was 86.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, male in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, male in Costa Rica stood at 86.4%.
That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, male in Costa Rica peaked at 96.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 69.6%, in 2003.
That places Costa Rica 9th 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, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 71.3% | — |
| 2003 | 69.6% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 77.5% | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 79.8% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 76.0% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 78.3% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 77.7% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 81.6% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 73.7% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 83.1% | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 85.6% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 88.1% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 85.6% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 85.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 88.3% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 93.2% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 86.4% | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.5% | 69.6% | 81.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 85.1% | 73.7% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 86.4% | 96.2% | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 228,863 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 123,741 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 221,811 (2019)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, male in Costa Rica?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, male in Costa Rica was 86.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.6% in 2003.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release