Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
7th
of 97 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.8447 GPIA
in 1973
Years of data
25
1973–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Costa Rica, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Costa Rica stood at 1.01 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Costa Rica peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8447 GPIA, in 1973.
Costa Rica ranks 7th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.8447 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9437 GPIA | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9675 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9644 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9531 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9787 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9825 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9733 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9831 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9776 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9846 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9777 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9668 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9487 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9734 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9911 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.984 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9886 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9999 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9845 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8447 GPIA | 0.8447 GPIA | 0.8447 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9693 GPIA | 0.9437 GPIA | 0.9831 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9821 GPIA | 0.9487 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9845 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 228,863 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 123,741 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 221,811 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.17 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 34,294 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,765 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 119,754 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Costa Rica?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Costa Rica was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8447 GPIA in 1973.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Costa Rica ranks 7th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release