Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, female was 90.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, female in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, female in Costa Rica is 90.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, female in Costa Rica peaked at 98.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 82.5%, in 2002.
Costa Rica ranks 9th of 35 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, urban, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 82.5% | — |
| 2003 | 84.0% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 87.2% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 86.9% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 91.6% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 89.4% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 83.6% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 91.2% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 90.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 93.2% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 92.9% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 93.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 92.5% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 95.4% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 98.3% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 90.9% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.5% | 82.5% | 91.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 83.6% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 90.9% | 98.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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, urban, female in Costa Rica?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, female in Costa Rica was 90.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.5% in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release