Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile was 86.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 86.7% for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 124.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 86.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2001.
That places Costa Rica 4th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 20.3% | — |
| 2001 | 19.4% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 29.0% | +49.8% |
| 2003 | 38.5% | +32.8% |
| 2004 | 34.2% | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 40.2% | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 36.5% | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 33.9% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | -32.1% |
| 2012 | 47.6% | +66.8% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 38.7% | -27.0% |
| 2015 | 45.2% | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 49.4% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 61.4% | +24.3% |
| 2018 | 58.5% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 68.5% | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 86.1% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 83.6% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 86.7% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.4% | 19.4% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 28.5% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 68.5% | 86.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 1 Russian Federation 100.0% compare
- 2 Chile 98.7% compare
- 3 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 87.9% compare
- 5 Dominican Republic 86.5% compare
- 6 Peru 86.4% compare
- 7 Ecuador 83.8% compare
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 86.7% 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 86.7% 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 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th 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 124.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release