Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile was 98.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 98.3% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in 2024.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.8%, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 6th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.8% | — |
| 2001 | 83.8% | +23.7% |
| 2002 | 77.2% | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 88.3% | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 77.4% | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 82.6% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 84.8% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 83.9% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 93.8% | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 97.6% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 95.5% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 92.2% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 91.3% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 90.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 95.5% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 93.8% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 93.4% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 95.9% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 97.2% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 98.3% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.7% | 67.8% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 89.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 95.9% | 100.0% | 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, richest quintile in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Costa Rica was 98.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.8% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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, richest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release