Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile was 63.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Costa Rica stood at 63.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 63.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2011.
That places Costa Rica 8th out of 24 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, poorest quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.1% | — |
| 2001 | 26.1% | +23.8% |
| 2002 | 25.8% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 28.6% | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 27.8% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | -36.7% |
| 2006 | 23.4% | +33.0% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | -37.5% |
| 2009 | 28.0% | +71.8% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | -18.2% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | -60.8% |
| 2012 | 34.5% | +284.2% |
| 2013 | 33.1% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 41.4% | +25.1% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | -41.5% |
| 2016 | 31.5% | +30.2% |
| 2017 | 29.0% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | -36.5% |
| 2019 | 37.7% | +104.8% |
| 2020 | 40.9% | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | +27.1% |
| 2022 | 62.7% | +20.6% |
| 2023 | 58.4% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 63.8% | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.1% | 16.3% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 9.0% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.6% | 40.9% | 63.8% | 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, poorest quintile in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Costa Rica was 63.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th out of 24 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.1%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release