Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile was 94.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Costa Rica is 94.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 98.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 67.7%, in 2002.
That places Costa Rica 6th 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 | 68.7% | — |
| 2001 | 73.6% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 67.7% | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 76.6% | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 68.5% | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 73.1% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 72.0% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 82.3% | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 81.9% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 90.9% | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 92.4% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 91.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 85.6% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 89.5% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 82.4% | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 93.1% | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 94.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 96.7% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.1% | 67.7% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.8% | 82.0% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 93.0% | 98.0% | 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 94.0% 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 98.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.7% in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th 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 2.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release