Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, female was 93.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, female in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 93.8% for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, female in Costa Rica peaked at 99.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 62.3%, in 2002.
That places Costa Rica 2nd out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 62.3% | — |
| 2003 | 64.1% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 67.3% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 69.2% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 70.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 75.3% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 78.5% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 80.9% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 70.4% | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 86.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 82.7% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 91.4% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 91.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 96.9% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 97.1% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 96.1% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 93.8% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.3% | 62.3% | 78.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 70.4% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 93.8% | 99.3% | 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, rural, female in Costa Rica?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, female in Costa Rica was 93.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.3% in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 2nd out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release