Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, fourth quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, fourth quintile was 95.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, fourth quintile in Costa Rica, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, fourth quintile in Costa Rica stood at 95.8%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, fourth quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 100.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 59.1%, in 2002.
Costa Rica ranks 4th of 28 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, fourth quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 59.1% | — |
| 2003 | 60.2% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 68.5% | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 70.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 65.9% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 73.0% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 71.9% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 80.2% | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 79.1% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 86.1% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 87.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 88.4% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 84.9% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 74.9% | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 95.4% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 95.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.6% | 59.1% | 80.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 74.9% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 95.4% | 100.0% | 4 |
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, fourth quintile in Costa Rica?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, fourth quintile in Costa Rica was 95.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, fourth quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, fourth quintile 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, fourth quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th out of 28 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, fourth quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release