Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile was 87.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile in Costa Rica is 87.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 97.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 45.9%, in 2011.
Costa Rica ranks 6th of 28 countries on this measure, 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, poorest quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 54.7% | — |
| 2003 | 57.2% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | +20.6% |
| 2005 | 63.2% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 58.7% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 68.7% | +17.0% |
| 2008 | 65.4% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 70.3% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 68.2% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 45.9% | -32.7% |
| 2012 | 71.1% | +54.8% |
| 2013 | 75.5% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 76.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 78.6% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 82.1% | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 81.7% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 88.4% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 90.2% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 87.3% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.4% | 54.7% | 70.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 74.3% | 45.9% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 87.3% | 97.2% | 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, poorest quintile in Costa Rica?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile in Costa Rica was 87.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.9% in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release