Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile was 91.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Costa Rica, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Costa Rica is 91.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 91.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 2002.
Costa Rica ranks 2nd of 21 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 31.1% | — |
| 2001 | 34.3% | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 27.7% | -19.1% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 38.2% | +21.3% |
| 2005 | 37.3% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 41.9% | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 44.4% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 45.2% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 44.6% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 47.5% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 75.4% | +58.7% |
| 2012 | 59.8% | -20.7% |
| 2013 | 50.9% | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 59.9% | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 54.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 71.1% | +30.7% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 75.9% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 83.8% | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 81.9% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 91.9% | +12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.6% | 27.7% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 47.5% | 75.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 83.4% | 75.9% | 91.9% | 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 91.9% 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 91.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 2nd out of 21 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 80.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release