Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.5819 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.5819 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica peaked at 0.5819 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1606 LPIA, in 1973.
Costa Rica ranks 63rd of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.1606 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.3487 LPIA | +117.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3734 LPIA | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3627 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3595 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3936 LPIA | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4074 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4107 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4482 LPIA | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4486 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.421 LPIA | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4402 LPIA | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4573 LPIA | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4545 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4898 LPIA | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.479 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4793 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4894 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5136 LPIA | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5091 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5698 LPIA | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5385 LPIA | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5408 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5616 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.5819 LPIA | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1606 LPIA | 0.1606 LPIA | 0.1606 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3948 LPIA | 0.3487 LPIA | 0.4486 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.4733 LPIA | 0.421 LPIA | 0.5136 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5585 LPIA | 0.5385 LPIA | 0.5819 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 60 Nigeria 0.6122 LPIA compare
- 61 Philippines 0.6092 LPIA compare
- 62 South Africa 0.5904 LPIA compare
- 64 Dominican Republic 0.5739 LPIA compare
- 65 India 0.5619 LPIA compare
- 66 Belize 0.5593 LPIA compare
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 0.5819 LPIA 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 0.5819 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1606 LPIA in 1973.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Costa Rica ranks 63rd out of 105 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 18.8%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release