Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male was 82.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 82.2% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Costa Rica peaked at 82.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 2007.
Costa Rica ranks 29th 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, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.4% | — |
| 2001 | 46.2% | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 43.3% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 45.3% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 43.6% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 43.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 46.4% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 39.3% | -15.3% |
| 2008 | 45.2% | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 45.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 51.1% | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | -18.9% |
| 2012 | 54.5% | +31.5% |
| 2013 | 59.6% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 54.7% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 48.2% | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 54.3% | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 50.7% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 58.0% | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 60.5% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 63.5% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 69.3% | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 76.3% | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 75.5% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 82.2% | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.9% | 39.3% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.3% | 41.4% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 63.5% | 82.2% | 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, male in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Costa Rica was 82.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 2007.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release