Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile was 89.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Costa Rica, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 89.8% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 89.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 2002.
Costa Rica ranks 4th of 27 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.7% | — |
| 2001 | 39.0% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 34.7% | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 47.3% | +25.1% |
| 2005 | 43.5% | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 48.1% | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 48.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 55.8% | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 56.7% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 59.7% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 70.9% | +18.8% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 62.9% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 66.7% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 66.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 60.1% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 76.6% | +27.5% |
| 2019 | 76.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 78.5% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 84.6% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 87.9% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 89.8% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.7% | 34.7% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 59.7% | 76.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 78.5% | 89.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,015 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Costa Rica was 89.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th out of 27 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release