Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, male was 99.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, male in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, second quintile, male in Costa Rica is 99.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, second quintile, male in Costa Rica peaked at 99.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 76.8%, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 4th 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, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.8% | — |
| 2001 | 77.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 79.1% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 81.8% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 85.4% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 91.4% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 87.3% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 87.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 88.2% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 85.6% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 92.5% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 89.4% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 88.5% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 93.6% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 94.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 93.2% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 95.5% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.3% | 76.8% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 85.6% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 93.9% | 99.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, second quintile, male in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, male in Costa Rica was 99.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, second quintile, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, second quintile, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.8% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, primary education, second quintile, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, second quintile, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release