Completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes was 99.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes in Costa Rica is 99.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes in Costa Rica peaked at 100.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 87.6%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 8th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.6% | — |
| 2001 | 89.3% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 92.8% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 96.9% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 97.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 94.7% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 93.8% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 94.9% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 95.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 96.8% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 96.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 95.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 98.7% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.0% | 87.6% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 95.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.4% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes in Costa Rica was 99.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.6% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release