Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes was 91.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Costa Rica is 91.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Costa Rica peaked at 91.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 44th of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.0% | — |
| 2001 | 57.5% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 59.0% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 59.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 61.2% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 59.4% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 59.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 66.3% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 67.8% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 67.2% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 72.8% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 68.4% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 68.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 70.6% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 70.4% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 71.3% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 69.1% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 74.8% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 82.4% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 83.9% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 89.7% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 87.6% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 91.6% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.4% | 54.0% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 67.2% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 82.4% | 91.6% | 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, urban, both sexes in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Costa Rica was 91.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release