Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 93.0% for completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in 2024.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Costa Rica peaked at 97.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.9%, in 2001.
Costa Rica ranks 19th of 50 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, fourth quintile, both in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.0% | — |
| 2001 | 50.9% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 58.2% | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 61.6% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 63.7% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 61.9% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 57.4% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 58.6% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 71.4% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 76.5% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 77.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 71.5% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 76.7% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 82.7% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 79.9% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 78.6% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 87.6% | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 91.3% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 96.6% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.0% | 50.9% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.2% | 71.5% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 91.3% | 97.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,015 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,694 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,047 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Costa Rica was 93.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.9% in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release