Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female was 89.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 89.5% for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Costa Rica peaked at 89.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 38th out of 79 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, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.4% | — |
| 2001 | 36.6% | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 41.1% | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 46.0% | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 41.4% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 42.1% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 47.8% | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 46.8% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 51.1% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 53.7% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 58.4% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 60.1% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 65.2% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 67.5% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 62.3% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 67.4% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 67.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 75.3% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 89.7% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 88.1% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 89.5% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.9% | 32.4% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 58.4% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 80.8% | 89.7% | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 235,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 228,863 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 123,741 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Costa Rica was 89.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 38th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release