Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender was 1.11 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica is 1.11 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica peaked at 1.21 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8414 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 … upper rural gender in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.8414 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.03 GPIA | +22.4% |
| 2002 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.07 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.11 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.04 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 1.07 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.13 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 1.09 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.1 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.17 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.21 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.16 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.17 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.15 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.1 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1.11 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1.11 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.09 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8414 GPIA | 0.8414 GPIA | 0.8414 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.16 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.51 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,015 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,694 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,047 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
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 1.11 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 1.21 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8414 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 0.3%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release