Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male was 82.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male 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, male in Costa Rica is 82.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.5% on the previous year and up 101.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Costa Rica peaked at 82.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 8th 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, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.1% | — |
| 2001 | 29.8% | +41.3% |
| 2002 | 27.6% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 23.2% | -15.9% |
| 2004 | 27.6% | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 29.3% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 33.8% | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 35.7% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 42.3% | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 40.8% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 40.5% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 29.3% | -27.7% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | +21.3% |
| 2013 | 38.0% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 41.1% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 49.2% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 46.1% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 48.5% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 56.4% | +16.4% |
| 2020 | 63.2% | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 69.5% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 72.4% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 82.9% | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1% | 21.1% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 29.3% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 63.2% | 82.9% | 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, male in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Costa Rica was 82.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 82.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release