Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile was 87.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 87.4% for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 92.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 9th out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.2% | — |
| 2001 | 26.8% | +20.7% |
| 2002 | 34.9% | +30.4% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 33.2% | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 37.7% | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 45.4% | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 44.2% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 48.6% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 61.8% | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 55.8% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 62.0% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 57.0% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 67.6% | +18.6% |
| 2016 | 64.1% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 66.1% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 79.4% | +20.1% |
| 2019 | 70.7% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 79.2% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 79.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 92.5% | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 88.5% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 87.4% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.1% | 22.2% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.6% | 52.0% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 79.2% | 92.5% | 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, rural, middle quintile in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Costa Rica was 87.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.4%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release