Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 57.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Costa Rica, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Costa Rica is 57.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Costa Rica peaked at 62.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 1973.
That places Costa Rica 78th out of 97 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 33.4% | — |
| 2001 | 49.3% | +47.5% |
| 2002 | 49.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 50.6% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 51.2% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 51.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 51.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 59.9% | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 53.4% | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 52.1% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 53.7% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 62.5% | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 56.5% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 62.8% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 60.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 61.1% | +16.5% |
| 2019 | 53.7% | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 61.7% | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 55.0% | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 57.9% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 57.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.4% | 33.4% | 33.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 49.3% | 59.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 57.6% | 52.1% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 55.0% | 61.7% | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 102,057 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.91 % change on previous year (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 57.9% 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 62.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 1973.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Costa Rica ranks 78th 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 down 7.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release