Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.17 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.17 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
40th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.19 modelled data
in 2012
All-time low
0.9855 modelled data
in 1988
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Costa Rica, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Costa Rica stood at 1.17 modelled data.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Costa Rica peaked at 1.19 modelled data in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9855 modelled data, in 1988.
Costa Rica ranks 40th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9891 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.9959 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.01 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.03 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 1.02 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 1 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9855 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9869 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9964 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 1 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.02 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.04 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.04 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.06 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.08 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.11 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.14 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.16 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.17 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.17 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.16 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.16 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.16 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.17 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.18 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.19 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.19 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.19 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.18 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.17 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.16 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.16 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.16 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.16 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.16 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.16 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.17 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.17 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.17 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.17 modelled data | +0.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1.17 modelled data is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.06 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1.17 modelled data is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.12 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.01 modelled data | 0.9855 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.03 modelled data | 0.9964 modelled data | 1.06 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 modelled data | 1.08 modelled data | 1.17 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 modelled data | 1.16 modelled data | 1.19 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 modelled data | 1.16 modelled data | 1.17 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.16 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.51 (2024)
- 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)
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 1.17 modelled data in 2025, 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 1.19 modelled data in 2012.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9855 modelled data in 1988.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Costa Rica ranks 40th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release