Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
11th
of 100 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.8851 GPIA
in 1973
Years of data
25
1973–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Costa Rica, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1.01 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Costa Rica peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8851 GPIA, in 1973.
Costa Rica ranks 11th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.8851 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9851 GPIA | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9779 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9915 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9971 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9986 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8851 GPIA | 0.8851 GPIA | 0.8851 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.997 GPIA | 0.9779 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Costa Rica?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Costa Rica was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8851 GPIA in 1973.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release