Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female was 83.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Costa Rica stood at 83.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 87.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Costa Rica peaked at 83.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 25th of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.9% | — |
| 2001 | 24.5% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 23.6% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 28.2% | +19.5% |
| 2004 | 30.0% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 30.7% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 34.9% | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 42.9% | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 40.8% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 49.0% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 44.6% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 50.5% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 61.5% | +21.8% |
| 2018 | 53.8% | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 62.9% | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 67.1% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 76.8% | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 79.6% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 83.7% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.3% | 22.9% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 40.8% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.4% | 65.0% | 83.7% | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 221,811 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.17 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 34,294 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,765 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 119,754 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Costa Rica was 83.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 25th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.6%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release