Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 74.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Costa Rica, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Costa Rica is 74.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Costa Rica peaked at 74.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 1988.
That places Costa Rica 101st out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 41.1% | — |
| 1982 | 41.3% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 41.0% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 40.3% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 39.4% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 38.7% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 38.3% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 38.1% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 38.1% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 38.5% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 39.3% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 40.3% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 41.2% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 42.0% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 42.8% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 43.8% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 44.9% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 45.7% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 46.3% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 47.1% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 48.5% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 49.8% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 51.0% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 51.9% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 53.2% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 57.1% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 60.3% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 61.4% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 65.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 66.8% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 69.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 70.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 71.2% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 71.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 72.5% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 73.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 73.6% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 74.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.6% | 38.1% | 41.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 42.5% | 38.5% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.3% | 47.1% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 61.4% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 71.2% | 74.3% | 6 |
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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, both sexes (modelled data) in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Costa Rica was 74.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 1988.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Costa Rica ranks 101st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release