Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes was 99.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Costa Rica is 99.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Costa Rica peaked at 99.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 86.6%, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 9th out of 83 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, urban, both sexes in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.6% | — |
| 2001 | 86.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 89.9% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 90.5% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 92.9% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 93.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 92.1% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 93.8% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 94.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 93.5% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 94.5% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 93.6% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 95.5% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 98.8% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.5% | 86.6% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 93.5% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 97.0% | 99.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Costa Rica was 99.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.6% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release