Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile was 82.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Costa Rica stood at 82.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 22.4% on the previous year and up 106.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 82.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2011.
That places Costa Rica 4th out of 25 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, second quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.2% | — |
| 2001 | 32.3% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 28.5% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 33.7% | +34.8% |
| 2006 | 36.4% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 24.6% | -32.4% |
| 2008 | 28.5% | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 38.9% | +32.3% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | -60.5% |
| 2012 | 34.7% | +125.7% |
| 2013 | 46.7% | +34.6% |
| 2014 | 39.7% | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 41.3% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 41.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 41.2% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 44.7% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 44.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 59.2% | +31.8% |
| 2021 | 61.5% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 61.3% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 67.1% | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 82.1% | +22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.3% | 24.6% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 15.4% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 59.2% | 82.1% | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,537 (2024)
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 82.1% 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 82.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th out of 25 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 106.8%. 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, second quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release