Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile was 86.9% 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 86.9% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 97.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 7th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.0% | — |
| 2001 | 44.6% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 44.2% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 45.4% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 55.7% | +22.7% |
| 2005 | 53.8% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 56.5% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 54.0% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 70.1% | +29.8% |
| 2009 | 75.5% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 73.5% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 73.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 77.2% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 76.3% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 81.3% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 65.9% | -18.9% |
| 2017 | 84.3% | +27.9% |
| 2019 | 79.7% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 86.3% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 97.1% | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 86.9% | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.2% | 42.0% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 65.9% | 84.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 88.1% | 82.0% | 97.1% | 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 86.9% 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 97.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 7th out of 24 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 12.6%. 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, richest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release