Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, richest quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, richest quintile was 95.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
95.3%
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
8th
of 29 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2012
All-time low
90.3%
in 2018
Years of data
23
2002–2024
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, richest quintile in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, richest quintile in Costa Rica stood at 95.3%.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, richest quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 100.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 90.3%, in 2018.
That places Costa Rica 8th out of 29 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, richest quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 96.3% | — |
| 2003 | 95.0% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 99.5% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.8% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 91.8% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 96.3% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 95.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 95.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 95.1% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.3% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.3% | -4.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 95.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.3%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.8% | 91.8% | 99.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 90.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 95.3% | 100.0% | 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, richest quintile in Costa Rica?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, richest quintile in Costa Rica was 95.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, richest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, richest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.3% in 2018.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, richest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, richest quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release