Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile was 90.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 90.3% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 93.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 3rd of 38 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.5% | — |
| 2001 | 58.2% | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 56.4% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 55.8% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 55.1% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 57.7% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 54.7% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 61.1% | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 59.5% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 68.8% | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 56.7% | -17.5% |
| 2012 | 70.8% | +24.8% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 70.9% | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 71.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 72.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 71.6% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 81.9% | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 76.7% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 85.7% | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 92.8% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 93.7% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 90.3% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.1% | 51.5% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.6% | 56.7% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 76.7% | 93.7% | 5 |
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, urban, fourth quintile in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Costa Rica was 90.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 93.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 3rd out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release