Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) was 97.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Costa Rica, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 97.8% for completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Costa Rica peaked at 97.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 76.8%, in 1987.
Costa Rica ranks 77th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 79.2% | — |
| 1982 | 78.8% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 78.3% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 77.8% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 77.2% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 76.9% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 76.8% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 76.9% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 77.0% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 77.3% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 77.5% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 78.0% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 78.5% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 79.2% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 79.8% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 80.2% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 80.6% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 81.0% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 81.7% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 82.5% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 83.5% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 84.6% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 85.9% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 87.2% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 88.2% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 88.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 89.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 89.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 90.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 90.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 91.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 92.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 92.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 93.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 94.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 95.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 95.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.7% | 76.8% | 79.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 79.4% | 77.3% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 82.5% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 90.9% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 96.6% | 97.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Costa Rica was 97.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.8% in 1987.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data)?
- Costa Rica ranks 77th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release