Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile was 95.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 95.7% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 98.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 11th of 36 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, fourth quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.6% | — |
| 2001 | 69.6% | +16.8% |
| 2002 | 70.0% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 72.2% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 71.1% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 72.3% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 74.4% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 67.7% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 74.6% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 83.4% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 83.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 75.8% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 82.2% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 84.7% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 85.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 83.4% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 82.6% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 90.2% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 94.5% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 95.7% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.5% | 59.6% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 75.8% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 90.3% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,015 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Costa Rica was 95.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release