Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female was 92.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Costa Rica stood at 92.2%.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Costa Rica peaked at 92.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 44th out of 92 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.6% | — |
| 2001 | 52.5% | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 54.1% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 55.8% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 56.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 55.3% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 57.2% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 57.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 60.8% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 61.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 66.1% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 72.3% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 70.5% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 72.4% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 70.8% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 73.4% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 73.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 74.3% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 75.5% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 78.5% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 84.2% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 86.2% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 92.2% | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 89.3% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 92.2% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.9% | 48.6% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.7% | 66.1% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 84.2% | 92.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Costa Rica was 92.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release