Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes was 83.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Costa Rica stood at 83.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Costa Rica peaked at 83.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.1%, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 31st out of 90 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.1% | — |
| 2001 | 47.3% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 45.6% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 48.5% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 47.0% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 45.4% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 49.7% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 45.7% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 47.5% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 53.6% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 52.9% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 57.7% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 60.1% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 60.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 59.4% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 57.9% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 60.3% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 63.5% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 66.2% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 71.8% | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 80.3% | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 79.6% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 83.5% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.2% | 45.1% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.2% | 52.9% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.3% | 66.2% | 83.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Costa Rica was 83.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 83.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.1% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 31st out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release