Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 58.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Costa Rica, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Costa Rica stood at 58.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Costa Rica peaked at 58.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 1991.
Costa Rica ranks 89th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 33.7% | — |
| 1982 | 33.8% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 33.7% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 33.4% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 32.9% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 32.1% | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 31.2% | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 30.7% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 30.4% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 30.2% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 30.0% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 30.1% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 30.9% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 32.0% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 33.1% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 33.9% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 34.3% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 35.3% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 36.4% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 37.2% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 37.8% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 38.3% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 39.3% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 40.1% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 41.7% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 42.6% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 43.9% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 45.5% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 47.1% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 48.4% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 49.4% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 50.1% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 50.9% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 51.6% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 52.4% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 53.3% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 54.1% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 54.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 55.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 55.8% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 56.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 56.9% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 57.4% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 58.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.4% | 30.4% | 33.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 32.6% | 30.0% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 37.2% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 47.1% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 55.2% | 58.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Costa Rica was 58.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 58.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 1991.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Costa Rica ranks 89th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release