Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male was 69.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 69.9% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 96.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Costa Rica peaked at 70.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2001.
That places Costa Rica 32nd out of 80 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.2% | — |
| 2001 | 16.7% | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 23.7% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 25.1% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 26.8% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | +23.1% |
| 2011 | 31.1% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 36.5% | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 35.6% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 37.8% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 39.9% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 51.7% | +29.6% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 51.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 66.2% | +12.8% |
| 2023 | 70.3% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 69.9% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.6% | 16.7% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.4% | 31.1% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 57.0% | 70.3% | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 235,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Costa Rica was 69.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 32nd out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release