Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 89.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper 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, upper secondary, both sexes in Costa Rica is 89.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Costa Rica peaked at 89.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 2012.
That places Costa Rica 61st out of 179 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, upper secondary, both sexes in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 77.0% | — |
| 2012 | 77.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 80.3% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 81.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 82.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 79.7% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 88.2% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 86.8% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 87.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 88.6% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.0% | 77.0% | 88.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 88.1% | 86.8% | 89.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Costa Rica?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Costa Rica was 89.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2012.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 61st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release