Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male was 89.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 89.9% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Costa Rica peaked at 89.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd of 80 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, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.9% | — |
| 2001 | 52.7% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 56.7% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 56.4% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 55.5% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 54.3% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 56.7% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 56.2% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 65.6% | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 68.0% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 62.6% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 65.3% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 62.4% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 61.5% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 67.1% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 65.1% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 66.9% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 63.6% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | +16.3% |
| 2019 | 75.6% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 79.2% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 82.1% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 86.3% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 85.4% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 89.9% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.2% | 49.9% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 61.5% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.6% | 79.2% | 89.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,537 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Costa Rica was 89.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release