Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 37.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Costa Rica, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Costa Rica stood at 37.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Costa Rica peaked at 39.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1973.
Costa Rica ranks 65th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 5.1% | — |
| 2001 | 18.7% | +263.2% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 21.5% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 22.4% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 23.4% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 30.8% | +31.7% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | -16.6% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 25.2% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | +27.8% |
| 2013 | 27.8% | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 35.1% | +26.2% |
| 2015 | 35.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 35.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 30.4% | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 37.3% | +22.8% |
| 2019 | 31.3% | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 39.5% | +26.3% |
| 2021 | 33.4% | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 33.1% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 35.1% | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 37.7% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.4% | 18.7% | 30.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 24.3% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 33.1% | 39.5% | 5 |
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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 37.7% 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 39.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1973.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Costa Rica ranks 65th out of 94 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 7.3%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release