Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.8436 NPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Costa Rica, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.8436 NPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Costa Rica peaked at 1.07 NPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.8436 NPIA, in 2024.
That places Costa Rica 32nd out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | NPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.07 NPIA | — |
| 2004 | 1.04 NPIA | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 1 NPIA | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 1.02 NPIA | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.01 NPIA | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.8436 NPIA | -16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 NPIA | 1 NPIA | 1.07 NPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8436 NPIA | 0.8436 NPIA | 0.8436 NPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 29 Ghana 0.8878 NPIA compare
- 30 United States 0.8865 NPIA compare
- 31 Belgium 0.8604 NPIA compare
- 33 Germany 0.8375 NPIA compare
- 34 Netherlands 0.8263 NPIA compare
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 0.8436 NPIA 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 1.07 NPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8436 NPIA in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Costa Rica ranks 32nd out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release