Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile was 96.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Costa Rica, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Costa Rica stood at 96.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 98.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 3rd out of 30 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.8% | — |
| 2001 | 46.7% | +23.8% |
| 2002 | 51.0% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 55.6% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 62.2% | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 59.8% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 57.8% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 58.8% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 63.3% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 72.8% | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 72.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 89.9% | +23.8% |
| 2012 | 74.5% | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 75.6% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 75.4% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 79.9% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 88.2% | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 92.2% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 94.2% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 96.8% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.6% | 37.8% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.5% | 72.6% | 89.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 92.2% | 98.2% | 4 |
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, richest quintile in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Costa Rica was 96.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 3rd out of 30 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release