Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male was 84.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 84.0% for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Costa Rica peaked at 88.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 39th of 79 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, rural, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.8% | — |
| 2001 | 26.6% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 27.6% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 29.6% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | +21.6% |
| 2005 | 36.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 38.1% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 41.2% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 45.0% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 46.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 49.0% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 42.9% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 48.9% | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 52.0% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 51.7% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 58.4% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 59.9% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 59.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 63.2% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 69.9% | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 73.8% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 78.8% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 88.3% | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 85.9% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 84.0% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.2% | 25.8% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 42.9% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 73.8% | 88.3% | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.044 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 234,589 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0457 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Costa Rica was 84.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 39th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release