Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female was 93.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Costa Rica is 93.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Costa Rica peaked at 95.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 2001.
Costa Rica ranks 12th of 38 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, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.4% | — |
| 2001 | 45.5% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 46.8% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 48.2% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 56.4% | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 52.6% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 54.1% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 54.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 60.3% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 63.9% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 75.6% | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 73.4% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 74.4% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 76.5% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 72.4% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 82.9% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 78.9% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 84.1% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 85.5% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 90.7% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 93.4% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.8% | 45.5% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.4% | 63.9% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 84.1% | 95.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.044 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 234,589 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0457 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Costa Rica was 93.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 12th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. 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, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release