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

Latest (2023)
93.64
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
16th
of 34 countries
All-time high
95.23
in 2022
All-time low
63.88
in 1975
Years of data
31
1970–2023

Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Costa Rica, 1970–2023

0204060801001970199620231970: 66.81973: 68.21975: 63.91976: 64.11979: 69.51981: 69.31982: 65.81985: 64.11986: 65.91987: 66.61989: 68.21990: 70.11991: 71.61992: 73.51993: 73.61994: 77.21995: 74.81996: 69.52011: 88.12012: 87.82013: 87.62014: 882015: 88.42016: 89.62017: 86.22018: 90.92019: 92.12020: 892021: 91.42022: 95.22023: 93.6

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

Annual values for Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Costa Rica, 1970 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 13 Montserrat 94.59 compare
  2. 14 Belize 93.89 compare
  3. 15 Cuba 93.81 compare
  4. 17 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 92.6 compare
  5. 18 Dominica 92.54 compare
  6. 19 Mexico 91.99 compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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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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Indicator
Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
34 places, 618 data points, 1970–2024
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