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% |
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (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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