Completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity was 0.9922 WPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity in Costa Rica stood at 0.9922 WPIA. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity in Costa Rica peaked at 0.9922 WPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.836 WPIA, in 2003.
Costa Rica ranks 3rd of 22 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.8498 WPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.836 WPIA | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8494 WPIA | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8841 WPIA | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.846 WPIA | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.866 WPIA | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9205 WPIA | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.908 WPIA | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9318 WPIA | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9505 WPIA | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.91 WPIA | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9 WPIA | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9213 WPIA | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.928 WPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9286 WPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.93 WPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9569 WPIA | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.94 WPIA | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.945 WPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.949 WPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.98 WPIA | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.97 WPIA | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9922 WPIA | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.87 WPIA | 0.836 WPIA | 0.9205 WPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9297 WPIA | 0.9 WPIA | 0.9569 WPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9672 WPIA | 0.945 WPIA | 0.9922 WPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.17 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 34,294 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,765 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 119,754 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 102,057 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.91 % change on previous year (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity in Costa Rica was 0.9922 WPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9922 WPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.836 WPIA in 2003.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity?
- Costa Rica ranks 3rd out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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, urban, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release