Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, both in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, both was 99.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, both in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, both in Costa Rica is 99.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, both in Costa Rica peaked at 99.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 2001.
Costa Rica ranks 3rd of 31 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, both in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.6% | — |
| 2001 | 73.2% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 82.6% | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 82.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 84.6% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 86.2% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 84.6% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 86.6% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 89.1% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 90.8% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 90.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 90.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 92.8% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 92.3% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 95.7% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 94.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 94.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.4% | 73.2% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 89.0% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 94.5% | 99.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 1 Russian Federation 100.0% compare
- 2 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 99.4% compare
- 4 Chile 99.2% compare
- 5 Peru 98.4% compare
- 6 Panama 98.2% compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,015 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, both in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, both in Costa Rica was 99.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, both recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, both recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, both?
- Costa Rica ranks 3rd out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, both rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release