Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 74.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Costa Rica, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Costa Rica stood at 74.3%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Costa Rica peaked at 74.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 2004.
Costa Rica ranks 35th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 67.7% | — |
| 2004 | 65.6% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 69.9% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 70.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 68.2% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 74.3% | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.3% | 65.6% | 70.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 74.3% | 74.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 32 Brunei Darussalam 89.0% compare
- 33 Belgium 88.7% compare
- 34 Netherlands 84.5% compare
- 36 Ghana 68.5% compare
- 37 Honduras 57.5% compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 235,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 74.3% 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 74.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 2004.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Costa Rica ranks 35th out of 37 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release