Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile was 84.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Costa Rica stood at 84.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.7% on the previous year and up 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 84.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 11th out of 27 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, poorest quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.4% | — |
| 2001 | 44.3% | +25.4% |
| 2002 | 43.2% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 36.7% | -15.0% |
| 2004 | 42.2% | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 35.6% | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 42.0% | +18.0% |
| 2007 | 45.7% | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 45.1% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 52.8% | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 51.6% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 46.8% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 48.0% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 51.5% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 49.9% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 49.2% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 51.3% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | +17.6% |
| 2020 | 71.4% | +18.4% |
| 2021 | 70.1% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 73.0% | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 84.4% | +15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.9% | 35.4% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 46.8% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 70.1% | 84.4% | 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, poorest quintile in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Costa Rica was 84.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.0%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release