Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth was 0.8586 WPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth in Costa Rica is 0.8586 WPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth in Costa Rica peaked at 0.8586 WPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4101 WPIA, in 2003.
Costa Rica ranks 11th of 21 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.5618 WPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.4101 WPIA | -27.0% |
| 2004 | 0.506 WPIA | +23.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4218 WPIA | -16.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4839 WPIA | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5253 WPIA | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5127 WPIA | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4626 WPIA | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5535 WPIA | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5654 WPIA | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5081 WPIA | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5195 WPIA | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5461 WPIA | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5514 WPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5187 WPIA | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5104 WPIA | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5667 WPIA | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6381 WPIA | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7241 WPIA | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7168 WPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.802 WPIA | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7909 WPIA | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.8586 WPIA | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4855 WPIA | 0.4101 WPIA | 0.5618 WPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.5478 WPIA | 0.5081 WPIA | 0.6381 WPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7785 WPIA | 0.7168 WPIA | 0.8586 WPIA | 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, urban, adjusted wealth in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth in Costa Rica was 0.8586 WPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8586 WPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4101 WPIA in 2003.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th out of 21 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.2%. 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, urban, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release