Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female was 85.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest 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, poorest quintile, female in Costa Rica is 85.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 68.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Costa Rica peaked at 85.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 9th out of 39 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, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.7% | — |
| 2001 | 31.2% | +17.2% |
| 2002 | 37.3% | +19.4% |
| 2003 | 34.0% | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 36.7% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 34.5% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 39.8% | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 39.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 38.1% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 36.7% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 51.8% | +41.1% |
| 2011 | 41.9% | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 49.8% | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 56.1% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 50.6% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 55.2% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 53.4% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 53.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 55.2% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 63.5% | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 74.7% | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 85.5% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.5% | 26.7% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.1% | 41.9% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 74.7% | 85.5% | 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, poorest quintile, female in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Costa Rica was 85.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.9%. 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, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release