Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female was 85.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Costa Rica stood at 85.4%.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Costa Rica peaked at 87.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 2002.
Costa Rica ranks 4th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.0% | — |
| 2001 | 30.1% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 29.4% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 33.4% | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 30.5% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | +18.0% |
| 2006 | 31.8% | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 38.4% | +20.8% |
| 2008 | 38.7% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | +24.0% |
| 2010 | 51.3% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 54.5% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 51.3% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 53.4% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 62.2% | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 61.2% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 63.1% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 65.9% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 65.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 64.4% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | +19.6% |
| 2021 | 77.9% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 80.9% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 85.4% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.7% | 29.4% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 51.3% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 77.0% | 87.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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, middle quintile, female in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Costa Rica was 85.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 87.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. 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, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release