Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both was 86.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 86.3% for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Costa Rica peaked at 89.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 11th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.4% | — |
| 2001 | 43.4% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 41.7% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 44.1% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 47.6% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 45.0% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 51.6% | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 43.4% | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 51.2% | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 50.7% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +18.3% |
| 2011 | 57.8% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 65.9% | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 73.4% | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 62.3% | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 68.6% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 77.2% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 76.6% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 79.3% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 89.8% | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 89.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 86.3% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.9% | 40.4% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 57.8% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 76.6% | 89.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Costa Rica was 86.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release