Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes was 86.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes in Costa Rica stood at 86.4%.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes in Costa Rica peaked at 97.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 59.1%, in 2002.
That places Costa Rica 7th out of 34 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, rural, both sexes in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 59.1% | — |
| 2003 | 60.7% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 67.1% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 68.2% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 67.3% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 71.2% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 73.4% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 78.5% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 75.6% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 64.3% | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 79.7% | +23.9% |
| 2013 | 82.5% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 83.6% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 81.8% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 87.6% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 88.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 92.4% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 97.3% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 95.9% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 94.2% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 86.4% | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.2% | 59.1% | 78.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 81.9% | 64.3% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 86.4% | 97.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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, rural, both sexes in Costa Rica?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes in Costa Rica was 86.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.1% in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release