Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
15th
of 107 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.7741 GPIA
in 1973
Years of data
25
1973–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica stood at 1.02 GPIA.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7741 GPIA, in 1973.
That places Costa Rica 15th out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.7741 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9463 GPIA | +22.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9768 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9654 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9341 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9877 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9709 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9747 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.97 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9749 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.993 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9737 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9807 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7741 GPIA | 0.7741 GPIA | 0.7741 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9753 GPIA | 0.9341 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9944 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7741 GPIA in 1973.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release