Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 100.0% for completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female in Costa Rica peaked at 100.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.2%, in 2001.
That places Costa Rica 1st out of 40 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, second quintile, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.2% | — |
| 2001 | 80.2% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 82.4% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 87.1% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 92.0% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 90.6% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 87.3% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 92.9% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 93.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 93.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 90.4% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 93.6% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 95.4% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 93.3% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 95.4% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 97.8% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.2% | 80.2% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 90.4% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 97.8% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 1 Israel 100.0% compare
- 1 Kyrgyzstan 100.0% compare
- 4 United States of America 99.7% compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female in Costa Rica was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.2% in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, second quintile, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release