Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male was 92.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Costa Rica, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 92.5% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Costa Rica peaked at 94.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 86.4%, in 2017.
That places Costa Rica 81st out of 161 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, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 88.6% | — |
| 2012 | 88.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 88.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 89.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 90.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 86.4% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 90.9% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 91.8% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 88.9% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 91.4% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 94.9% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 93.6% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 92.5% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.1% | 86.4% | 91.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 88.9% | 94.9% | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,537 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Costa Rica?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Costa Rica was 92.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.4% in 2017.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release