Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male was 92.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 92.6% for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male in Costa Rica peaked at 95.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.2%, in 2002.
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, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.8% | — |
| 2001 | 66.9% | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 58.2% | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 65.8% | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 59.7% | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 62.8% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 62.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 67.4% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 63.1% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 70.2% | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 75.5% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 83.4% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 73.4% | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 84.2% | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 82.1% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 83.6% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 86.8% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 83.2% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 90.3% | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 89.3% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 92.4% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 93.9% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 95.8% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 92.6% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.9% | 58.2% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.5% | 73.4% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 89.3% | 95.8% | 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, richest quintile, male in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male in Costa Rica was 92.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2% in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release