Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile was 91.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Costa Rica stood at 91.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 91.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 3rd of 35 countries on this measure, 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, second quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.4% | — |
| 2001 | 29.1% | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 27.2% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 26.9% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 36.2% | +19.5% |
| 2007 | 35.7% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 43.1% | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 41.0% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 48.3% | +17.8% |
| 2011 | 44.6% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 53.1% | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 52.7% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 63.5% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 62.2% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 61.8% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 68.7% | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 69.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 75.4% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 87.9% | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 86.1% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 86.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 91.7% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.3% | 26.4% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.2% | 44.6% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 75.4% | 91.7% | 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, second quintile in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Costa Rica was 91.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 91.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 3rd out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.8%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release