Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile was 84.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Costa Rica stood at 84.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 129.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 84.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 6th out of 36 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, poorest quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.4% | — |
| 2001 | 19.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 26.6% | +36.3% |
| 2003 | 28.7% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 30.0% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 34.3% | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 35.0% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 30.7% | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 34.2% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 38.3% | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | -33.1% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | +52.1% |
| 2013 | 44.0% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 36.7% | -16.6% |
| 2015 | 47.4% | +29.2% |
| 2016 | 48.3% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 54.2% | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 51.8% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 58.6% | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 64.5% | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 74.8% | +16.0% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 80.4% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 84.2% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.7% | 19.4% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 26.4% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.1% | 64.5% | 84.2% | 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, poorest quintile in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Costa Rica was 84.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.3%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release