Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 1.05 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.05 GPIA
World rank
6th
of 40 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2006
All-time low
1.01 GPIA
in 2004
Years of data
6
2003–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1.05 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPIA, in 2004.
Costa Rica ranks 6th of 40 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.06 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 1.05 GPIA | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (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 1.05 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 1.06 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th out of 40 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release