Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 90.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Costa Rica is 90.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Costa Rica peaked at 90.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.5%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 44th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.5% | — |
| 2001 | 47.0% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 49.6% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 50.4% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 51.5% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 50.9% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 53.0% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 58.7% | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 59.8% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 64.3% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 63.3% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 64.7% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 66.6% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 68.2% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 69.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 68.3% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 76.1% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 80.9% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 83.6% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 89.5% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 87.5% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 90.3% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.9% | 44.5% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 61.7% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 80.9% | 90.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 235,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 228,863 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 123,741 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Costa Rica was 90.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.5% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release