Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile was 76.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Costa Rica, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 76.1% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 82.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 2004.
Costa Rica ranks 10th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.8% | — |
| 2001 | 29.8% | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | -23.7% |
| 2003 | 34.4% | +51.5% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | -36.3% |
| 2005 | 35.2% | +60.7% |
| 2006 | 37.5% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 34.2% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 41.7% | +21.9% |
| 2009 | 49.6% | +18.9% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 73.6% | +38.9% |
| 2012 | 53.2% | -27.7% |
| 2013 | 58.9% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 52.3% | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 53.3% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 61.4% | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 71.5% | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 82.2% | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 72.9% | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 79.9% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 78.3% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 79.7% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 76.1% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.3% | 21.9% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.2% | 52.3% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.5% | 76.1% | 79.9% | 4 |
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, rural, fourth quintile in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Costa Rica was 76.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 2004.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 10th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. 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, rural, fourth quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release