Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, second quintile, both in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, second quintile, both was 89.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, second quintile, both in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, second quintile, both in Costa Rica stood at 89.1%.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, second quintile, both in Costa Rica peaked at 98.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 65.9%, in 2002.
That places Costa Rica 8th out of 29 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, second quintile, both in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 65.9% | — |
| 2003 | 69.4% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 70.5% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 74.9% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 74.2% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 74.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 82.5% | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 83.8% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 79.7% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 66.5% | -16.6% |
| 2012 | 85.7% | +28.9% |
| 2013 | 87.5% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 84.7% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 85.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 89.4% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 88.8% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 89.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 93.3% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 95.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 94.6% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 89.1% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.5% | 65.9% | 83.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 66.5% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 89.1% | 98.4% | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, second quintile, both in Costa Rica?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, second quintile, both in Costa Rica was 89.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, second quintile, both recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, second quintile, both recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.9% in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, second quintile, both?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, second quintile, both rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release