Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, richest quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, richest quintile was 97.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, richest quintile in Costa Rica, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, richest quintile in Costa Rica stood at 97.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, richest quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 100.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 74.0%, in 2002.
That places Costa Rica 4th out of 23 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, richest quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 74.0% | — |
| 2003 | 76.2% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 81.5% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 83.9% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 81.6% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 79.2% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 83.3% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 89.6% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 91.6% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 91.5% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 89.9% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 90.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 97.7% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | -2.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 97.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.1%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.2% | 74.0% | 89.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 89.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 97.4% | 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, richest quintile in Costa Rica?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, richest quintile in Costa Rica was 97.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, richest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, richest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.0% in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, richest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th out of 23 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, richest quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release