Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile was 64.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 64.4% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in 2024.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 68.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2005.
That places Costa Rica 8th out of 21 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 | 25.5% | — |
| 2001 | 26.8% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 29.1% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 35.7% | +22.7% |
| 2004 | 27.9% | -21.8% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | -40.1% |
| 2006 | 25.1% | +50.3% |
| 2007 | 29.6% | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | -38.9% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | +58.6% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | -27.2% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 39.4% | +81.2% |
| 2013 | 38.8% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 45.2% | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | -40.9% |
| 2016 | 38.3% | +43.4% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | -22.9% |
| 2019 | 41.1% | +60.1% |
| 2020 | 42.4% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 56.9% | +34.2% |
| 2022 | 68.4% | +20.2% |
| 2023 | 62.6% | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 64.4% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.3% | 16.7% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 20.9% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.9% | 42.4% | 68.4% | 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 64.4% 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 68.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th out of 21 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 42.4%. 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, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release