Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female was 81.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in Costa Rica is 81.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 91.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in Costa Rica peaked at 81.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2001.
Costa Rica ranks 5th of 40 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, second quintile, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.3% | — |
| 2001 | 17.7% | -27.1% |
| 2002 | 25.3% | +42.9% |
| 2003 | 32.8% | +29.6% |
| 2004 | 26.9% | -18.0% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 25.6% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | +19.5% |
| 2008 | 27.3% | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | +28.6% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | -15.1% |
| 2011 | 37.7% | +26.5% |
| 2012 | 43.2% | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 43.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 42.5% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 50.6% | +19.1% |
| 2016 | 50.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 54.2% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 42.8% | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 58.2% | +36.1% |
| 2020 | 57.3% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 65.4% | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 75.1% | +14.8% |
| 2023 | 75.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 81.4% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.1% | 17.7% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 29.8% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.9% | 57.3% | 81.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in Costa Rica was 81.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 5th out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release