Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 19.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
19.5%
Change on year
down 36.1%
World rank
46th
of 154 countries
All-time high
33.2%
in 2012
All-time low
18.5%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2012–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Costa Rica, 2012–2019

01020302012201520192012: 33.2 %2013: 25.1 %2014: 29.2 %2015: 27 %2016: 24.7 %2017: 18.5 %2018: 30.5 %2019: 19.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 19.5% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2019.

That represents a change of down 36.1% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.

That places Costa Rica 46th out of 154 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%) in Costa Rica, 2012 to 2019.
Year % Change
2012 33.2%
2013 25.1% -24.4%
2014 29.2% +16.2%
2015 27.0% -7.4%
2016 24.7% -8.7%
2017 18.5% -24.9%
2018 30.5% +64.8%
2019 19.5% -36.1%

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  3. 45 Dominican Republic 19.7% compare
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  5. 48 Cambodia 18.1% compare
  6. 49 Sierra Leone 17.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Costa Rica?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Costa Rica was 19.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2012.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2017.
How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Costa Rica ranks 46th out of 154 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 2,304 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/