Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile was 95.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 95.2% for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 95.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2004.
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 | 30.6% | — |
| 2001 | 32.8% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 33.8% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 30.4% | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 26.9% | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 30.2% | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 40.7% | +34.8% |
| 2007 | 38.3% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 43.7% | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 43.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 55.5% | +27.3% |
| 2011 | 51.7% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 60.2% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 61.3% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 70.6% | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 62.7% | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 63.8% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 71.6% | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 77.1% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 84.9% | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 93.2% | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 87.2% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 95.2% | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.1% | 26.9% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 51.7% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.7% | 84.9% | 95.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.044 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 234,589 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0457 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
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 95.2% 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 95.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2004.
- 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 55.3%. 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release