Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile was 84.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle 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, middle quintile in Costa Rica is 84.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 84.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 2005.
Costa Rica ranks 5th of 34 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, middle quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.3% | — |
| 2001 | 39.9% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 40.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 40.9% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 41.6% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 37.0% | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 46.0% | +24.3% |
| 2007 | 40.2% | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 40.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 46.4% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 45.2% | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 61.1% | +35.1% |
| 2013 | 55.6% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 57.6% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 54.2% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 62.1% | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 50.9% | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 64.3% | +26.4% |
| 2019 | 67.0% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 71.9% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 71.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 79.7% | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 82.6% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 84.9% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.2% | 37.0% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.9% | 45.2% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 71.9% | 84.9% | 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, middle quintile in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Costa Rica was 84.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 5th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release