Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.5542 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica is 0.5542 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica peaked at 0.5542 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1522 LPIA, in 1973.
Costa Rica ranks 67th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.1522 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.3333 LPIA | +118.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3551 LPIA | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3417 LPIA | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3251 LPIA | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3807 LPIA | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3941 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3767 LPIA | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3641 LPIA | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4316 LPIA | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4573 LPIA | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4357 LPIA | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4336 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4011 LPIA | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4745 LPIA | +18.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4294 LPIA | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5277 LPIA | +22.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4708 LPIA | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4867 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4921 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5542 LPIA | +12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1522 LPIA | 0.1522 LPIA | 0.1522 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3581 LPIA | 0.3251 LPIA | 0.3941 LPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.4284 LPIA | 0.3641 LPIA | 0.4745 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5063 LPIA | 0.4708 LPIA | 0.5542 LPIA | 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 0.5542 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 0.5542 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1522 LPIA in 1973.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Costa Rica ranks 67th 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 21.2%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release