Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile was 81.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 81.1% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 81.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.9%, in 2007.
That places Costa Rica 5th out of 29 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 35.6% | — |
| 2001 | 38.0% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 38.8% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 35.0% | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 30.1% | -25.9% |
| 2006 | 43.6% | +44.9% |
| 2007 | 28.9% | -33.7% |
| 2008 | 35.5% | +22.8% |
| 2009 | 41.0% | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 41.4% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 38.2% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | +36.0% |
| 2013 | 51.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 48.5% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 41.4% | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 53.2% | +28.5% |
| 2017 | 36.1% | -32.1% |
| 2018 | 62.6% | +73.3% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 58.7% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | +15.8% |
| 2022 | 74.2% | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 76.4% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 81.1% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.7% | 28.9% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 36.1% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 58.7% | 81.1% | 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, middle quintile in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Costa Rica was 81.1% 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 81.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9% in 2007.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 5th out of 29 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 67.3%. 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, middle quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release