Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both was 84.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Costa Rica stood at 84.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 82.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Costa Rica peaked at 84.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 11th out of 50 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.9% | — |
| 2001 | 30.5% | +27.3% |
| 2002 | 32.7% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 28.5% | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 32.3% | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 36.5% | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 37.7% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 40.3% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 38.8% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 46.7% | +20.4% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | -25.3% |
| 2012 | 42.7% | +22.4% |
| 2013 | 47.1% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 46.2% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 50.5% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 51.3% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 49.8% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 51.5% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 59.9% | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 69.2% | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 74.5% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 79.8% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 76.9% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | +9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.3% | 23.9% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 34.9% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.9% | 69.2% | 84.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,015 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Costa Rica was 84.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.5%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release