Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, second quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, second quintile was 84.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, second quintile in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 84.5% for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, second quintile in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, second quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 97.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 53.4%, in 2002.
That places Costa Rica 8th out of 28 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, second quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 53.4% | — |
| 2003 | 56.2% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 59.2% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 65.6% | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 69.2% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 76.8% | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 79.8% | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 66.9% | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 76.7% | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 80.1% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 82.7% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 88.3% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 78.4% | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 88.1% | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 84.5% | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.3% | 53.4% | 79.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 82.1% | 66.9% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 84.5% | 97.8% | 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, second quintile in Costa Rica?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, second quintile in Costa Rica was 84.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, second quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, second quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.4% in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, second quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, second quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release