Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both was 96.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in Costa Rica is 96.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in Costa Rica peaked at 97.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 66.5%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 21st of 50 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, richest quintile, both in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.5% | — |
| 2001 | 79.2% | +19.2% |
| 2002 | 73.1% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 80.3% | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 78.2% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 75.3% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 83.5% | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 81.0% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 85.5% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 91.6% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 88.3% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 89.8% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 88.5% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 94.1% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 93.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 92.7% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 97.9% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 97.7% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 96.3% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.4% | 66.5% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 88.3% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 93.0% | 97.9% | 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, richest quintile, both in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in Costa Rica was 96.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.5% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release