Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 33.9% 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 33.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Costa Rica peaked at 35.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1973.
That places Costa Rica 73rd out of 94 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 | 5.9% | — |
| 2001 | 18.3% | +209.1% |
| 2002 | 19.6% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 22.4% | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 28.7% | +30.4% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 25.7% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | +33.1% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | -17.5% |
| 2014 | 31.7% | +23.4% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | -19.4% |
| 2018 | 32.9% | +35.4% |
| 2019 | 27.9% | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 35.5% | +27.4% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | -15.9% |
| 2022 | 30.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 32.6% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 33.9% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 18.3% | 28.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 22.1% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 29.9% | 35.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (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 33.9% 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 35.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1973.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd 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 6.8%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release