Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male was 86.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 86.5% for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Costa Rica peaked at 90.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 2001.
That places Costa Rica 13th 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, middle quintile, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.3% | — |
| 2001 | 35.6% | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 37.4% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 38.5% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 37.1% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 38.4% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 43.1% | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 44.8% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 51.2% | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 57.9% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 49.5% | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 58.2% | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 55.0% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 57.2% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 58.4% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 63.1% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 61.7% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 57.2% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 71.1% | +24.3% |
| 2019 | 79.8% | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 80.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 82.1% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 90.8% | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 88.9% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 86.5% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.2% | 35.6% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 49.5% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 80.1% | 90.8% | 5 |
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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, middle quintile, male in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Costa Rica was 86.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 13th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release