Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education was 88.56 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Costa Rica, 1970–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Costa Rica stood at 88.56.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Costa Rica peaked at 88.97 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.53, in 1970.
That places Costa Rica 13th out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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: upper secondary education in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.53 | — |
| 1973 | 33.8 | +32.4% |
| 1975 | 34.56 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 34.36 | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 38.14 | +11.0% |
| 1981 | 38.54 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 37.61 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 33.24 | -11.6% |
| 1986 | 34.03 | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 35.08 | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 37.28 | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 38.07 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 40.26 | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 40.53 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 41.88 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 43.11 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 43.22 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 44.36 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 77 | +73.6% |
| 2012 | 76.95 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.63 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 80.27 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 81.27 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 82.05 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 79.72 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 85.98 | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 88.19 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 86.81 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 87.05 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 88.97 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 88.56 | -0.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 88.56 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.1, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 88.56 is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.37, 97% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +73.6% | 44.36 | 77 |
| 1973 | +32.4% | 25.53 | 33.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.28 | 25.53 | 38.14 | 5 |
| 1980s | 35.96 | 33.24 | 38.54 | 6 |
| 1990s | 41.63 | 38.07 | 44.36 | 7 |
| 2010s | 81.01 | 76.95 | 88.19 | 9 |
| 2020s | 87.85 | 86.81 | 88.97 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.16 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.51 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,015 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Costa Rica?
- Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Costa Rica was 88.56 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 88.97 in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.53 in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education?
- Costa Rica ranks 13th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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: upper secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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