Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.11 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.11 modelled data
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
36th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.14 modelled data
in 2011
All-time low
0.9629 modelled data
in 1986
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Costa Rica, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Costa Rica is 1.11 modelled data, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Costa Rica peaked at 1.14 modelled data in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9629 modelled data, in 1986.
That places Costa Rica 36th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9973 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 1 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 1 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9894 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9761 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9629 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9633 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9675 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9757 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9823 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9871 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9953 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.02 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.04 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.06 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.08 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.1 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.12 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.13 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.14 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.14 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.14 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.14 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.13 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.12 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.11 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.11 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.11 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.11 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.11 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.11 modelled data | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9821 modelled data | 0.9629 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.01 modelled data | 0.9823 modelled data | 1.06 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 modelled data | 1.08 modelled data | 1.14 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 modelled data | 1.11 modelled data | 1.14 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 modelled data | 1.11 modelled data | 1.11 modelled data | 6 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (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 1.11 modelled data in 2025, 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 1.14 modelled data in 2011.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9629 modelled data in 1986.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release