Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile was 92.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Costa Rica is 92.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 97.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.4%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 7th of 37 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, urban, fourth quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.4% | — |
| 2001 | 62.7% | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 60.9% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 62.6% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 65.5% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 68.2% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 65.1% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 66.6% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 77.3% | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 81.0% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 70.6% | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 69.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 84.9% | +21.5% |
| 2014 | 92.7% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 80.3% | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 79.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 76.9% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 73.8% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 89.8% | +21.7% |
| 2020 | 78.4% | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 88.1% | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 97.1% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 92.6% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.9% | 57.4% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 69.9% | 92.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 78.4% | 97.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 92.6% 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 97.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.4% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 7th out of 37 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 down 0.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release