Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male was 81.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Costa Rica stood at 81.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Costa Rica peaked at 89.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 8th 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, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.8% | — |
| 2001 | 36.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 40.2% | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 38.5% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 41.8% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 36.1% | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 41.4% | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 36.2% | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 46.7% | +29.0% |
| 2009 | 41.1% | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | +29.0% |
| 2011 | 38.5% | -27.3% |
| 2012 | 60.2% | +56.3% |
| 2013 | 59.1% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 64.2% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 49.6% | -22.7% |
| 2016 | 55.2% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 61.3% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 70.3% | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 70.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 69.8% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 75.9% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 89.3% | +17.7% |
| 2023 | 87.2% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 81.8% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.4% | 35.8% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.2% | 38.5% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 69.8% | 89.3% | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.044 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 234,589 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0457 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Costa Rica was 81.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release