Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile was 85.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Costa Rica is 85.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 94.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 9th of 35 countries on this measure, 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 | 13.7% | — |
| 2001 | 21.7% | +58.2% |
| 2002 | 26.6% | +22.5% |
| 2003 | 29.7% | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 33.4% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 34.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 34.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 42.1% | +23.5% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 44.6% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 52.3% | +17.3% |
| 2011 | 52.1% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 43.9% | -15.7% |
| 2013 | 57.4% | +30.8% |
| 2014 | 50.8% | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 61.7% | +21.5% |
| 2016 | 62.8% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 60.6% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 71.3% | +17.7% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 78.6% | +19.1% |
| 2021 | 76.4% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 94.1% | +23.2% |
| 2023 | 87.5% | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 85.4% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.2% | 13.7% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 43.9% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 76.4% | 94.1% | 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 85.4% 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 94.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% 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 68.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release