Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female was 92.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Costa Rica, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 92.3% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Costa Rica peaked at 95.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 86.0%, in 2017.
Costa Rica ranks 88th of 161 countries on this measure, 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, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 87.7% | — |
| 2012 | 87.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 87.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 87.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 88.7% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 92.4% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 89.2% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 91.5% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 95.6% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 93.7% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 92.3% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.4% | 86.0% | 92.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 92.5% | 89.2% | 95.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 85 Myanmar 92.6% compare
- 86 Saint Lucia 92.5% compare
- 87 Sao Tome and Principe 92.4% compare
- 89 Mexico 92.2% compare
- 90 Cuba 92.0% compare
- 91 Dominican Republic 91.8% compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.044 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 234,589 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0457 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Costa Rica?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Costa Rica was 92.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.0% in 2017.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 88th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release