Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth was 0.716 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Costa Rica, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Costa Rica is 0.716 WPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 92.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Costa Rica peaked at 0.716 WPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1931 WPIA, in 2003.
That places Costa Rica 3rd out of 20 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.2882 WPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.1931 WPIA | -33.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4017 WPIA | +108.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3172 WPIA | -21.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2536 WPIA | -20.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3052 WPIA | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 0.224 WPIA | -26.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2028 WPIA | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2563 WPIA | +26.4% |
| 2011 | 0.21 WPIA | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3562 WPIA | +69.6% |
| 2013 | 0.372 WPIA | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3448 WPIA | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2945 WPIA | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5175 WPIA | +75.7% |
| 2017 | 0.406 WPIA | -21.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5346 WPIA | +31.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5363 WPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5792 WPIA | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7133 WPIA | +23.2% |
| 2023 | 0.716 WPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2732 WPIA | 0.1931 WPIA | 0.4017 WPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3658 WPIA | 0.21 WPIA | 0.5346 WPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6362 WPIA | 0.5363 WPIA | 0.716 WPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Costa Rica was 0.716 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.716 WPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1931 WPIA in 2003.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth?
- Costa Rica ranks 3rd out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.5%. 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, rural, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release