Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile was 86.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 86.8% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 92.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38.8%, in 2001.
That places Costa Rica 12th out of 32 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 46.3% | — |
| 2001 | 38.8% | -16.2% |
| 2002 | 54.3% | +39.9% |
| 2003 | 53.5% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 52.4% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 45.8% | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 48.5% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 57.2% | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 65.9% | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 57.1% | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 62.7% | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 61.6% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 56.2% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 66.7% | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 66.6% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 60.9% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | +16.6% |
| 2019 | 79.4% | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 81.1% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 85.8% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 92.6% | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 86.8% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.8% | 38.8% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.7% | 56.2% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 81.1% | 92.6% | 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 86.8% 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 92.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8% in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 12th 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 30.2%. 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, middle quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release