Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 92.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Costa Rica, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Costa Rica is 92.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Costa Rica peaked at 95.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 86.2%, in 2017.
That places Costa Rica 101st out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 88.1% | — |
| 2012 | 87.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 87.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 88.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 89.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 86.2% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 90.9% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 92.1% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 91.4% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 95.2% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 93.6% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 92.4% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.8% | 86.2% | 92.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 92.4% | 89.0% | 95.2% | 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 enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Costa Rica?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Costa Rica was 92.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.2% in 2017.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 101st out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release