Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes was 98.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes in Costa Rica is 98.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes in Costa Rica peaked at 100.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 77.3%, in 2001.
That places Costa Rica 7th out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.3% | — |
| 2001 | 77.3% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 83.5% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 87.7% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 88.6% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 87.2% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 90.3% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 93.4% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 91.2% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 95.6% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 95.5% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 96.8% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 97.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 98.7% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.6% | 77.3% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 91.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 96.6% | 99.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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, middle quintile, both sexes in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes in Costa Rica was 98.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.3% in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 7th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release