Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes was 86.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 86.7% for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Costa Rica peaked at 89.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 39th out of 87 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, rural, both sexes in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.0% | — |
| 2001 | 31.2% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 33.9% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 37.4% | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 38.5% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 39.1% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 42.8% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 43.8% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 47.8% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 49.7% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 53.7% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 51.0% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 56.8% | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 59.5% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 56.7% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 63.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 66.1% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 68.9% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 71.8% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 77.1% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 86.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.3% | 29.0% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 51.0% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.6% | 77.1% | 89.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Costa Rica was 86.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 39th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release