Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.849 NPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.849 NPIA
World rank
32nd
of 33 countries
All-time high
0.9033 NPIA
in 2006
All-time low
0.8469 NPIA
in 2004
Years of data
6
2003–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Costa Rica, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Costa Rica stood at 0.849 NPIA.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Costa Rica peaked at 0.9033 NPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.8469 NPIA, in 2004.
Costa Rica ranks 32nd of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | NPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.8752 NPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.8469 NPIA | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8884 NPIA | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9033 NPIA | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.862 NPIA | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.849 NPIA | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8752 NPIA | 0.8469 NPIA | 0.9033 NPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.849 NPIA | 0.849 NPIA | 0.849 NPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 0.849 NPIA 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 0.9033 NPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8469 NPIA in 2004.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Costa Rica ranks 32nd out of 33 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release