Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both was 82.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Costa Rica stood at 82.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Costa Rica peaked at 82.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2004.
Costa Rica ranks 7th 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, middle quintile, both in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.7% | — |
| 2001 | 28.1% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 29.9% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 29.5% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 32.7% | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 31.7% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 31.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 34.6% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 37.3% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 42.6% | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 43.5% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 47.7% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 49.2% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 51.6% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 51.2% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 53.3% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 55.1% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 62.3% | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 58.7% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 69.6% | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 72.3% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 78.4% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 76.7% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 82.2% | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.0% | 27.0% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 42.6% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 69.6% | 82.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,694 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Costa Rica was 82.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2004.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both?
- Costa Rica ranks 7th out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release