Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, male was 88.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, male in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, male in Costa Rica stood at 88.9%.
The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, male in Costa Rica peaked at 97.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 80.5%, in 2003.
That places Costa Rica 12th out of 35 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, urban, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 83.4% | — |
| 2003 | 80.5% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 87.2% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 88.5% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 84.9% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 88.2% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 82.4% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 84.3% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 85.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 89.5% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 89.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 91.1% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 91.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 86.9% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 87.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 90.3% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 90.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 94.3% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 96.9% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 96.2% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 96.8% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 88.9% | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.9% | 80.5% | 88.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 85.6% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 88.9% | 97.0% | 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, urban, male in Costa Rica?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, male in Costa Rica was 88.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.5% in 2003.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release