Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both was 80.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 80.2% for completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.5% on the previous year and up 105.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both in Costa Rica peaked at 80.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2001.
That places Costa Rica 7th out of 51 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.8% | — |
| 2001 | 16.8% | -19.0% |
| 2002 | 21.0% | +24.7% |
| 2003 | 24.7% | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 23.0% | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 24.4% | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 30.1% | +23.4% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 30.7% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 36.9% | +20.2% |
| 2013 | 40.8% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 39.1% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 43.8% | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 47.4% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 46.3% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 44.5% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 51.9% | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 57.6% | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 59.1% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 68.9% | +16.6% |
| 2023 | 69.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 80.2% | +15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.7% | 16.8% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 30.1% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 57.6% | 80.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 4 United States of America 89.1% compare
- 5 China 87.5% compare
- 6 Peru 87.2% compare
- 8 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 79.7% compare
- 9 Kyrgyzstan 78.2% compare
- 10 Ecuador 72.7% compare
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, second quintile, both in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both in Costa Rica was 80.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both?
- Costa Rica ranks 7th out of 51 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.0%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release