Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male was 78.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Costa Rica stood at 78.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Costa Rica peaked at 78.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 32nd of 94 countries on this measure, 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, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.9% | — |
| 2001 | 35.2% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 33.8% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 35.4% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 35.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 37.4% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 34.6% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 38.6% | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 37.9% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 44.5% | +17.4% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 47.5% | +27.3% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 49.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 45.3% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 56.1% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 58.1% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 61.7% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 66.0% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 73.4% | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 73.9% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 78.7% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.7% | 32.9% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 37.3% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 61.7% | 78.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Costa Rica was 78.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 32nd out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release