Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female was 95.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Costa Rica stood at 95.9%.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Costa Rica peaked at 98.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 68.5%, in 2005.
That places Costa Rica 6th 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, richest quintile, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.8% | — |
| 2001 | 74.1% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 76.3% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 70.7% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 72.0% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 68.5% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 73.5% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 76.3% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 78.7% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 89.6% | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 88.7% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 85.6% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 81.5% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 87.7% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 86.3% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 91.5% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 88.4% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 86.6% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 90.7% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 93.1% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 88.8% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 94.8% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 95.9% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.9% | 68.5% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 81.5% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 88.8% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Costa Rica was 95.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.5% in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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, richest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release