Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, poorest quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, poorest quintile was 86.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, poorest quintile in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, poorest quintile in Costa Rica stood at 86.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, poorest quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 96.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 58.9%, in 2011.
That places Costa Rica 10th out of 22 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, poorest quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 70.8% | — |
| 2003 | 76.6% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 78.9% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 82.1% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 75.7% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 83.2% | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 77.5% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 79.9% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 81.9% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 58.9% | -28.1% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | +46.1% |
| 2013 | 83.2% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 90.3% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 82.8% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 80.3% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 86.5% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 77.7% | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 89.1% | +14.6% |
| 2020 | 96.8% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 94.5% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 96.1% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 95.1% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 86.2% | -9.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 86.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 86.3%, 100% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.1% | 70.8% | 83.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 58.9% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 86.2% | 96.8% | 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, urban, poorest quintile in Costa Rica?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, poorest quintile in Costa Rica was 86.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.9% in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, poorest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 10th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, poorest quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release