Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.04 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.04 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
22nd
of 95 countries
All-time high
1.23 GPIA
in 2011
All-time low
1.04 GPIA
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1.04 GPIA for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Costa Rica peaked at 1.23 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.04 GPIA, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 22nd of 95 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.17 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.2 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.16 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.18 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.17 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.16 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.15 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.12 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.07 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.14 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 1.23 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 1.2 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.12 GPIA | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.12 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.16 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPIA | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 5 |
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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 completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Costa Rica was 1.04 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Costa Rica ranks 22nd out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release