Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.07 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Costa Rica is 1.07 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Costa Rica peaked at 1.33 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.07 GPIA, in 2024.
That places Costa Rica 31st out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.17 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.12 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.17 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.17 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.14 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.15 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.22 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 1.12 GPIA | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 1.22 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 1.14 GPIA | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 1.33 GPIA | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 1.15 GPIA | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 1.11 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.19 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 1.24 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.18 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 1.21 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.07 GPIA | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 1.12 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 1.09 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.11 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.07 GPIA | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.33 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Costa Rica was 1.07 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Costa Rica ranks 31st out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release