Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes was 81.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Costa Rica is 81.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Costa Rica peaked at 81.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 32nd out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.2% | — |
| 2001 | 37.5% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 36.4% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 39.0% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 38.9% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 38.0% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 40.7% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 39.5% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 43.0% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 47.9% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 46.4% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 53.2% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 54.8% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 52.7% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 55.5% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 57.5% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 58.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 61.8% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 64.7% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 69.2% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 77.8% | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 78.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 81.7% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.0% | 36.2% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 46.4% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 64.7% | 81.7% | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.17 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 34,294 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,765 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 119,754 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 102,057 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.91 % change on previous year (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Costa Rica was 81.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 81.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 32nd out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.1%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release