Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest 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, richest quintile, female in Costa Rica is 97.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in Costa Rica peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 74.0%, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 15th 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, richest quintile, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.0% | — |
| 2001 | 84.8% | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 74.9% | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 85.3% | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 84.9% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 76.1% | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 87.2% | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 82.9% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 89.5% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 91.7% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 91.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 93.3% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 95.3% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 94.2% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 91.7% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 95.6% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 87.7% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.2% | 74.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 87.7% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 89.0% | 100.0% | 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, richest quintile, female in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in Costa Rica was 97.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.0% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release