Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes was 99.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 99.3% for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Costa Rica peaked at 99.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.4%, in 2001.
That places Costa Rica 3rd out of 52 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.4% | — |
| 2001 | 68.4% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 73.3% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 77.4% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 79.9% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 82.6% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 81.8% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 85.2% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 85.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 84.1% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 87.2% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 89.1% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 88.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 90.3% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 92.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 95.1% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 95.2% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.6% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 99.3% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.5% | 68.4% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 84.1% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 95.0% | 99.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 1 Israel 100.0% compare
- 1 Russian Federation 100.0% compare
- 4 Chile 99.1% compare
- 5 United States of America 98.9% compare
- 6 Kyrgyzstan 98.6% compare
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, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Costa Rica was 99.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.4% in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 3rd out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release