Completion rate, primary education, rural, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, primary education, rural, male was 99.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, male in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, primary education, rural, male in Costa Rica stood at 99.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, male in Costa Rica peaked at 99.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 74.6%, in 2001.
Costa Rica ranks 19th of 76 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, rural, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.6% | — |
| 2001 | 74.6% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 76.3% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 82.2% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 82.7% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 84.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 85.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 84.9% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 86.6% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 84.7% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 90.9% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 91.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 90.2% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 92.1% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 93.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 93.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 95.3% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.7% | 74.6% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.7% | 84.7% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 96.5% | 99.3% | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 235,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 228,863 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 123,741 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, male in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, male in Costa Rica was 99.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.6% in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release