4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education was 80.86 in 2020. ▲ Rising
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education in Costa Rica, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2020, 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Costa Rica stood at 80.86. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Costa Rica peaked at 80.86 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 47, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 93rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47 | — |
| 2001 | 49 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 50 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 51 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 53 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 53 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 59 | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 60 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 62 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 61 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 63 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 65 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 67 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 68 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 69 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 68 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 74 | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 76 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 80.86 | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.3 | 47 | 60 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3 | 61 | 76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.86 | 80.86 | 80.86 | 1 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.17 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 34,294 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,765 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 119,754 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 102,057 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.91 % change on previous year (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Costa Rica?
- 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Costa Rica was 80.86 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 80.86 in 2020.
- What is the lowest 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education?
- Costa Rica ranks 93rd out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. 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 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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