Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Costa Rica, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Costa Rica is 90.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Costa Rica peaked at 90.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.4%, in 2012.
That places Costa Rica 62nd out of 176 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, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 78.8% | — |
| 2012 | 78.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 81.7% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 83.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 83.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 88.6% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 87.3% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 87.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 89.7% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.4% | 78.4% | 88.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 87.3% | 90.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 235,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 228,863 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 123,741 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Costa Rica?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Costa Rica was 90.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.4% in 2012.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 62nd out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release