Completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, female was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, female in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 100.0% for completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, female in Costa Rica peaked at 100.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 84.8%, in 2002.
Costa Rica ranks 1st of 29 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, second quintile, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.2% | — |
| 2001 | 88.6% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 84.8% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 85.8% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 94.6% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 98.3% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 94.5% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 97.9% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 93.8% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 93.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 89.8% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 89.2% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 96.4% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 88.4% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 96.4% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 94.8% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 97.6% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 97.9% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 96.2% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.1% | 84.8% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 88.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 96.2% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,537 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, female in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, second 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, second quintile, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.8% in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release