Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile was 95.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 95.6% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 98.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 2005.
That places Costa Rica 5th out of 37 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, richest quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.7% | — |
| 2001 | 77.3% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 74.5% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 77.6% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 74.5% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 73.2% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 77.2% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 82.3% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 79.1% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 86.9% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 90.7% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 88.1% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 89.9% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 88.9% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 89.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 92.6% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 85.7% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 95.1% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 97.9% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 95.6% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.6% | 73.2% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 85.2% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 95.1% | 98.1% | 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, richest quintile in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Costa Rica was 95.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 5th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release