Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile was 63.1% 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 63.1% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 18.8% on the previous year and up 73.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 63.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2011.
Costa Rica ranks 7th of 21 countries on this measure, 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 | 16.1% | — |
| 2001 | 25.5% | +58.1% |
| 2002 | 21.5% | -15.6% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 27.5% | +41.0% |
| 2005 | 18.6% | -32.4% |
| 2006 | 21.0% | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | +87.5% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -90.8% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | +1030.2% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 36.3% | +47.6% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | -41.3% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | -51.1% |
| 2019 | 33.9% | +177.1% |
| 2020 | 39.3% | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 46.5% | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 56.4% | +21.3% |
| 2023 | 53.1% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 63.1% | +18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.3% | 14.4% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 2.4% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.7% | 39.3% | 63.1% | 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 63.1% 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 63.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 7th 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 73.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release