Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile was 76.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Costa Rica stood at 76.6%.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 80.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 78.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 6th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.5% | — |
| 2001 | 18.3% | +18.3% |
| 2002 | 21.6% | +17.9% |
| 2003 | 23.3% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 22.8% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 31.6% | +38.6% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | -41.1% |
| 2007 | 26.7% | +43.5% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 36.8% | +59.3% |
| 2010 | 34.7% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 56.6% | +63.2% |
| 2012 | 48.1% | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 51.2% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 51.1% | +20.5% |
| 2016 | 61.5% | +20.4% |
| 2017 | 69.7% | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 64.2% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 76.7% | +19.5% |
| 2020 | 64.2% | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 74.4% | +15.9% |
| 2022 | 77.8% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 78.9% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 76.6% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.8% | 15.5% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 34.7% | 76.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.4% | 64.2% | 78.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 3 Kyrgyzstan 80.2% compare
- 4 Philippines 78.1% compare
- 5 Peru 78.0% compare
- 7 Dominican Republic 76.5% compare
- 8 Jordan 76.1% compare
- 9 Paraguay 73.2% compare
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, middle quintile in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Costa Rica was 76.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 78.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.7%. 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, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release