Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female was 91.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Costa Rica stood at 91.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Costa Rica peaked at 92.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 2002.
That places Costa Rica 7th out of 39 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.0% | — |
| 2001 | 50.3% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 43.4% | -13.8% |
| 2003 | 51.2% | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 53.4% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 56.0% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 51.6% | -16.8% |
| 2008 | 56.9% | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 64.3% | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 68.3% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 71.3% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 73.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 83.3% | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 75.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 77.5% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 75.5% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 84.2% | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 85.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 83.7% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 90.5% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 92.4% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.5% | 43.4% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 68.3% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 83.7% | 92.4% | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 235,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 228,863 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 123,741 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Costa Rica was 91.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 92.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 7th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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, fourth quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release