Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, female was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 37 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2004
All-time low
90.8%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, female in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, female in Costa Rica stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, female in Costa Rica peaked at 100.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 90.8%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 1st of 37 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.8% | — |
| 2001 | 95.2% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 98.3% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 99.2% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 97.5% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.7% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 95.4% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 95.9% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.1% | 90.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 95.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 1 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 100.0% compare
- 1 Egypt 100.0% compare
- 1 Kyrgyzstan 100.0% compare
- 1 Panama 100.0% compare
- 1 Paraguay 100.0% 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, richest quintile, female in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, female in Costa Rica was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.8% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, female 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 flat.
- 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, richest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release