Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female was 84.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Costa Rica stood at 84.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Costa Rica peaked at 84.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.3%, in 2005.
Costa Rica ranks 34th of 81 countries on this measure, 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, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.7% | — |
| 2001 | 48.3% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 47.7% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 52.1% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 50.5% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 52.7% | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 51.8% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 49.9% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 55.8% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 56.3% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 63.7% | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 60.8% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 60.6% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 66.8% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 63.2% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 64.4% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 65.4% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 63.0% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 66.8% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 69.3% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 74.3% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 84.3% | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 83.1% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 84.6% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.5% | 47.3% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 56.3% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.1% | 69.3% | 84.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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, urban, female in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Costa Rica was 84.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 84.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.3% in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release