Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile was 97.0% 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 97.0% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 99.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 73.3%, in 2005.
Costa Rica ranks 3rd of 37 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 78.1% | — |
| 2001 | 81.7% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 81.2% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 78.8% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 81.8% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 73.3% | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 82.3% | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 81.8% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 94.5% | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 90.5% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 90.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 88.6% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 87.5% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 86.4% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 93.6% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 90.3% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 90.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 89.9% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 96.1% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.6% | 73.3% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 86.4% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 96.1% | 99.6% | 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 97.0% 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 99.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.3% in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 3rd 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 12.3%. 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, richest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release