Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.8717 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Costa Rica, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Costa Rica stood at 0.8717 LPIA.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Costa Rica peaked at 0.8971 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3133 LPIA, in 1973.
That places Costa Rica 61st out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 primary education or higher in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.3133 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.7617 LPIA | +143.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7709 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7805 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7847 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7908 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7964 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8111 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8283 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8382 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8128 LPIA | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8317 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8278 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8287 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8421 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8536 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8426 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.865 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8532 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8539 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8787 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8717 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8753 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8971 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8717 LPIA | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3133 LPIA | 0.3133 LPIA | 0.3133 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7958 LPIA | 0.7617 LPIA | 0.8382 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8411 LPIA | 0.8128 LPIA | 0.865 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8789 LPIA | 0.8717 LPIA | 0.8971 LPIA | 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 primary education or higher in Costa Rica?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Costa Rica was 0.8717 LPIA 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 0.8971 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3133 LPIA in 1973.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Costa Rica ranks 61st 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 up 3.5%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release