Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, both in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, both was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, both in Costa Rica, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, both in Costa Rica is 100.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, both in Costa Rica peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 86.5%, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 1st out of 32 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, richest quintile, both in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.5% | — |
| 2001 | 89.4% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 90.5% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 96.7% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 97.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 92.5% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 93.5% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 97.3% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 94.7% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 97.9% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 94.9% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.7% | 86.5% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 94.9% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
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, richest quintile, both in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, both in Costa Rica was 100.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, both recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, both recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.5% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, both?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 32 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, both rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release