Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both was 90.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Costa Rica is 90.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Costa Rica peaked at 90.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 2001.
Costa Rica ranks 10th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.4% | — |
| 2001 | 33.3% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | +26.8% |
| 2003 | 40.1% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 39.9% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 41.2% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 43.3% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 45.1% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 51.0% | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 48.2% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 51.8% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 53.3% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 57.2% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 59.9% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 62.3% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 65.1% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 63.1% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 70.5% | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 79.9% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 85.7% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 90.9% | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.9% | 33.3% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.6% | 51.8% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 77.0% | 90.9% | 5 |
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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, second quintile, both in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Costa Rica was 90.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both?
- Costa Rica ranks 10th out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release