Completion rate, primary … education location LPIA adjusted in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, primary … education location LPIA adjusted was 0.9969 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Costa Rica is 0.9969 LPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Costa Rica peaked at 1.01 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.881 LPIA, in 2002.
That places Costa Rica 25th out of 83 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, primary … education location LPIA adjusted in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8956 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.8917 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.881 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9282 LPIA | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9268 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9284 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9457 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9339 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.933 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9418 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9455 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9246 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9757 LPIA | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9968 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9675 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9728 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.974 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9701 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9921 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9948 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.01 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.999 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9929 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.01 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9969 LPIA | -0.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.9969 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9983 LPIA, 100% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.9969 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9859 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9206 LPIA | 0.881 LPIA | 0.9457 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9714 LPIA | 0.9246 LPIA | 0.9968 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 LPIA | 0.9929 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.16 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.51 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Costa Rica was 0.9969 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.881 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index?
- Costa Rica ranks 25th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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, primary education, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release