Completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity was 0.969 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity in Costa Rica, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity in Costa Rica stood at 0.969 WPIA. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity in Costa Rica peaked at 0.969 WPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7282 WPIA, in 2002.
Costa Rica ranks 6th of 22 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.7282 WPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.7466 WPIA | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7894 WPIA | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8897 WPIA | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8556 WPIA | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8119 WPIA | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8553 WPIA | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8407 WPIA | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8184 WPIA | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8538 WPIA | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8609 WPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8639 WPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8751 WPIA | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.867 WPIA | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8796 WPIA | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9331 WPIA | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.945 WPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.942 WPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.947 WPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.945 WPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.969 WPIA | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8147 WPIA | 0.7282 WPIA | 0.8897 WPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8774 WPIA | 0.8184 WPIA | 0.945 WPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9507 WPIA | 0.942 WPIA | 0.969 WPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity in Costa Rica was 0.969 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.969 WPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7282 WPIA in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th out of 22 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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, rural, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release