Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile was 88.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Costa Rica stood at 88.2%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 88.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.5%, in 2001.
That places Costa Rica 3rd out of 30 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, middle quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.9% | — |
| 2001 | 41.5% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 41.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 42.6% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 44.7% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 51.5% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 46.1% | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 53.2% | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 61.3% | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 53.2% | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 70.6% | +32.6% |
| 2013 | 58.9% | -16.6% |
| 2014 | 66.6% | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 65.3% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 71.1% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 65.3% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 66.5% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 70.6% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 85.5% | +21.1% |
| 2021 | 76.3% | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 88.5% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 88.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.9% | 41.5% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 53.2% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.5% | 76.3% | 88.5% | 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, middle quintile in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Costa Rica was 88.2% 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 88.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5% in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 3rd out of 30 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 32.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release