Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both was 89.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 89.9% for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Costa Rica peaked at 93.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 2001.
Costa Rica ranks 17th of 51 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, middle quintile, both in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.2% | — |
| 2001 | 40.1% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 41.8% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 43.4% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 46.7% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 45.4% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 48.2% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 55.7% | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 60.3% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 56.9% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 64.5% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 66.3% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 66.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 69.7% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 67.0% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 68.3% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 77.1% | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 79.4% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 82.1% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 83.9% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 93.3% | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 89.8% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 89.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.3% | 40.1% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 56.9% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 82.1% | 93.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Costa Rica was 89.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 93.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th out of 51 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release