School enrollment, secondary in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School enrollment, secondary was 82.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Costa Rica, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 82.4% for school enrollment, secondary in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Costa Rica peaked at 82.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 1970.
Costa Rica ranks 77th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.9% | 22.1% | 37.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 36.6% | 34.7% | 39.0% | 6 |
| 1990s | 40.6% | 37.3% | 42.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 75.3% | 82.6% | 8 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 43,058 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 104.9% (2024)
- Labor force, female 40.7% (2025)
- Labor force, total 2.43 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Costa Rica?
- School enrollment, secondary in Costa Rica was 82.4% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 82.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Costa Rica ranks 77th out of 154 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.