Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile was 80.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second 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, second quintile in Costa Rica is 80.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 76.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 80.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2001.
Costa Rica ranks 5th of 28 countries on this measure, 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, second quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.0% | — |
| 2001 | 28.0% | -17.6% |
| 2002 | 29.9% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 30.9% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 29.7% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 34.2% | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 35.6% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 29.2% | -18.0% |
| 2008 | 33.5% | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 38.5% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 47.4% | +22.5% |
| 2014 | 45.5% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 50.7% | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 46.9% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 51.8% | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 42.5% | -18.0% |
| 2019 | 49.1% | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 60.0% | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 65.1% | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 72.9% | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 72.7% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 80.1% | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.0% | 28.0% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 32.5% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 60.0% | 80.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Costa Rica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Costa Rica was 80.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 5th out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.1%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release