Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, female was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, female 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, female in Costa Rica is 100.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, female in Costa Rica peaked at 100.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 93.3%, in 2005.
That places Costa Rica 1st out of 26 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.4% | — |
| 2001 | 96.5% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 95.6% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 98.4% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 93.3% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 97.4% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 94.2% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 96.6% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 98.5% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.9% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 96.3% | 93.3% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 97.9% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 1 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 100.0% compare
- 1 Dominican Republic 100.0% compare
- 1 Lesotho 100.0% compare
- 1 Panama 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, richest quintile, female in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest 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, richest quintile, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.3% in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 26 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release