Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male was 92.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Costa Rica stood at 92.0%.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Costa Rica peaked at 96.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 2001.
That places Costa Rica 14th out of 38 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, fourth quintile, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.5% | — |
| 2001 | 44.4% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 53.0% | +19.3% |
| 2003 | 54.6% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 58.9% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 54.0% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 53.4% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 52.9% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 62.0% | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 66.8% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 70.8% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 67.1% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 68.1% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 76.5% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 76.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 75.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 88.7% | +25.7% |
| 2019 | 83.6% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 85.7% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 91.2% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 96.3% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 92.0% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.7% | 44.4% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.3% | 65.7% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 85.7% | 96.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 11 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 93.3% compare
- 12 Mexico 92.9% compare
- 13 India 92.5% compare
- 15 Egypt 91.8% compare
- 16 Philippines 90.0% compare
- 17 Dominican Republic 89.2% compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,537 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Costa Rica was 92.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 14th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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, fourth quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release