Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile was 89.5% 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 89.5% for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 90.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 11th out of 35 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, middle quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.3% | — |
| 2001 | 32.9% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 44.5% | +35.1% |
| 2003 | 45.4% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 33.1% | -27.1% |
| 2005 | 41.1% | +24.2% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 49.2% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 51.7% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 71.6% | +38.6% |
| 2012 | 68.2% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 66.6% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 73.3% | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 65.7% | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 87.2% | +19.9% |
| 2019 | 75.7% | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 80.1% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 83.9% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 90.4% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 89.7% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 89.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.4% | 30.3% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 51.7% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.7% | 80.1% | 90.4% | 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, rural, middle quintile in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Costa Rica was 89.5% 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 90.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th 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 41.6%. 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, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release