Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9902 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9902 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
68th
of 133 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.9663 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Costa Rica is 0.9902 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Costa Rica peaked at 1 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9663 GPIA, in 1973.
Costa Rica ranks 68th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.9663 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9776 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.996 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9815 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9883 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9791 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9964 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9966 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9987 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9963 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.984 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9947 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9988 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9998 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9976 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9953 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9902 GPIA | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9663 GPIA | 0.9663 GPIA | 0.9663 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9897 GPIA | 0.9776 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9973 GPIA | 0.984 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9966 GPIA | 0.9902 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 102,057 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.91 % change on previous year (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 0.9902 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 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9663 GPIA in 1973.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Costa Rica ranks 68th out of 133 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 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release