Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both was 99.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 99.5% for completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both in Costa Rica peaked at 99.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 2001.
That places Costa Rica 2nd out of 38 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, rural, poorest quintile, both in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.0% | — |
| 2001 | 65.0% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 65.9% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 72.2% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 77.2% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 82.3% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 80.0% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 82.3% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 80.2% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 81.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 85.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 86.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 86.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 90.6% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 94.5% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.2% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 94.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 94.5% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 96.9% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.3% | 65.0% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.3% | 80.2% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 94.2% | 99.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 1 Russian Federation 100.0% compare
- 3 Kyrgyzstan 98.7% compare
- 4 Chile 98.4% compare
- 5 Ecuador 98.1% 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, poorest quintile, both in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both in Costa Rica was 99.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both?
- Costa Rica ranks 2nd out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release