Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male was 88.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 88.2% for completion rate, lower secondary education, male 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 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Costa Rica peaked at 88.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 43rd 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, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.4% | — |
| 2001 | 42.1% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 45.3% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 45.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 46.8% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 46.5% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 48.9% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 56.8% | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 58.2% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 56.8% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 55.6% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 56.4% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 57.2% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 63.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 62.6% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 70.7% | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 73.9% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 77.6% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 81.1% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 86.9% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 85.5% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 88.2% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.1% | 40.4% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 55.6% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 77.6% | 88.2% | 5 |
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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, male in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Costa Rica was 88.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release