Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female in Costa Rica, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female in Costa Rica stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female in Costa Rica peaked at 100.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 83.4%, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 1st out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.4% | — |
| 2001 | 86.8% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 89.2% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 92.4% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 91.3% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 90.4% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 95.7% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 90.9% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 92.5% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 92.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.4% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.5% | 83.4% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 97.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 97.8% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 1 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 100.0% compare
- 1 Ecuador 100.0% compare
- 1 Kyrgyzstan 100.0% compare
- 1 Philippines 100.0% compare
- 1 Paraguay 100.0% compare
- 1 Uruguay 100.0% 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, rural, fourth quintile, female in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female in Costa Rica was 100.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.4% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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, fourth quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release