Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, primary education, urban, male was 99.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Costa Rica stood at 99.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Costa Rica peaked at 99.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.6%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 12th of 75 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.6% | — |
| 2001 | 86.5% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 89.0% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 92.8% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 91.9% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 90.6% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 91.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 91.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 92.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.3% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 93.6% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 96.1% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 95.7% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 97.9% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.0% | 84.6% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 93.0% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 96.0% | 99.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.044 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 234,589 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0457 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Costa Rica was 99.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.6% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 12th out of 75 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release