Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education was 93.64 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Costa Rica, 1970–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Costa Rica is 93.64, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Costa Rica peaked at 95.23 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 63.88, in 1975.
Costa Rica ranks 16th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 66.84 | — |
| 1973 | 68.17 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 63.88 | -6.3% |
| 1976 | 64.06 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 69.51 | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 69.31 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 65.76 | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 64.14 | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 65.94 | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 66.6 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 68.25 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 70.11 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 71.58 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 73.48 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 73.57 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 77.22 | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 74.81 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 69.47 | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 88.14 | +26.9% |
| 2012 | 87.8 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 87.6 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 88.04 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 88.4 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 89.6 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 86.22 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 90.94 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 92.09 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 89.04 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 91.43 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 95.23 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 93.64 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.49 | 63.88 | 69.51 | 5 |
| 1980s | 66.67 | 64.14 | 69.31 | 6 |
| 1990s | 72.89 | 69.47 | 77.22 | 7 |
| 2010s | 88.76 | 86.22 | 92.09 | 9 |
| 2020s | 92.34 | 89.04 | 95.23 | 4 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Costa Rica?
- Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Costa Rica was 93.64 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 95.23 in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.88 in 1975.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education?
- Costa Rica ranks 16th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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