Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 75.2% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
75.2%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
174th
of 205 countries
All-time high
90.2%
in 1970
All-time low
75.2%
in 2019
Years of data
48
1970–2019

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Costa Rica, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Costa Rica is 75.2%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Costa Rica peaked at 90.2% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 75.2%, in 2019.

That places Costa Rica 174th out of 205 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%) in Costa Rica, 1970 to 2019.
Year % Change
1970 90.2%
1971 89.0% -1.3%
1972 88.0% -1.1%
1973 85.7% -2.7%
1974 83.5% -2.5%
1975 81.8% -2.1%
1976 80.9% -1.1%
1977 77.9% -3.7%
1979 77.0% -1.2%
1980 77.5% +0.6%
1981 77.1% -0.5%
1982 76.8% -0.4%
1983 77.5% +0.9%
1984 77.6% +0.1%
1985 77.3% -0.3%
1986 77.3% -0.0%
1987 77.0% -0.4%
1988 77.2% +0.2%
1989 77.2% +0.1%
1990 77.7% +0.6%
1991 77.8% +0.1%
1992 77.9% +0.1%
1993 77.8% -0.1%
1994 78.3% +0.7%
1995 77.6% -0.9%
1996 78.2% +0.7%
1997 77.4% -0.9%
1998 80.5% +3.9%
1999 83.3% +3.6%
2000 80.9% -2.9%
2001 81.3% +0.5%
2002 81.4% +0.1%
2004 82.8% +1.7%
2005 82.5% -0.4%
2006 85.1% +3.2%
2007 84.8% -0.3%
2008 84.5% -0.3%
2009 84.9% +0.4%
2010 85.1% +0.2%
2011 84.8% -0.3%
2012 82.9% -2.3%
2013 79.4% -4.2%
2014 77.9% -1.9%
2015 75.9% -2.5%
2016 75.7% -0.3%
2017 75.6% -0.1%
2018 77.2% +2.1%
2019 75.2% -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 83.8% 77.0% 90.2% 9
1980s 77.2% 76.8% 77.6% 10
1990s 78.6% 77.4% 83.3% 10
2000s 83.1% 80.9% 85.1% 9
2010s 79.0% 75.2% 85.1% 10

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 171 Turkey 76.8% compare
  2. 172 Portugal 76.1% compare
  3. 173 Uruguay 76.1% compare
  4. 175 Ireland 73.4% compare
  5. 176 Cuba 72.6% compare
  6. 177 North Macedonia 72.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Costa Rica?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Costa Rica was 75.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 1970.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 75.2% in 2019.
How does Costa Rica rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
Costa Rica ranks 174th out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 8,733 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.