Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male was 88.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male in Costa Rica stood at 88.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male in Costa Rica peaked at 88.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 2001.
Costa Rica ranks 6th of 38 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, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.4% | — |
| 2001 | 24.4% | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 37.0% | +51.3% |
| 2003 | 32.6% | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 39.7% | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 37.0% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 39.4% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 41.7% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 47.6% | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 49.4% | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 40.9% | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 49.1% | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 50.2% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 57.3% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 58.4% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 60.3% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 55.1% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 66.4% | +20.6% |
| 2020 | 75.1% | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 76.8% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 82.4% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 82.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.2% | 24.4% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 40.9% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 75.1% | 88.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 228,863 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 123,741 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 221,811 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.17 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 34,294 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,765 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 119,754 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male in Costa Rica was 88.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release