Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile was 94.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Costa Rica is 94.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 97.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 54.9%, in 2001.
Costa Rica ranks 10th of 32 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, middle quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.9% | — |
| 2001 | 54.9% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 60.1% | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 66.1% | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 64.4% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 66.9% | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 68.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 74.7% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 77.7% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 72.4% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 78.3% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 78.5% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 80.8% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 81.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 83.5% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 88.2% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 84.4% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 97.1% | +15.0% |
| 2023 | 92.3% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 94.8% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.9% | 54.9% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 72.4% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 84.4% | 97.1% | 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, middle quintile in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Costa Rica was 94.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.9% in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 10th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release