Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female was 84.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Costa Rica is 84.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Costa Rica peaked at 84.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 2002.
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, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.5% | — |
| 2001 | 39.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 39.0% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 42.6% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 40.9% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 44.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 44.0% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 48.5% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 51.5% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 55.7% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 55.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 56.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 60.8% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 59.7% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 60.9% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 64.3% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 60.4% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 65.8% | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 68.1% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 72.5% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 82.4% | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 82.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 84.4% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.5% | 39.0% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 51.5% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 68.1% | 84.4% | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Costa Rica was 84.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 32nd out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release