Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 87.6% 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 87.6%. 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 87.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.4%, in 2003.
That places Costa Rica 36th out of 38 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 77.4% | — |
| 2004 | 77.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 78.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 77.8% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 79.1% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 87.6% | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.1% | 77.4% | 79.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 87.6% | 87.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 33 Spain 94.9% compare
- 34 Brunei Darussalam 92.3% compare
- 35 Bosnia and Herzegovina 91.3% compare
- 37 Ghana 78.6% compare
- 38 Honduras 62.5% compare
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 87.6% 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 87.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.4% in 2003.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th out of 38 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, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release