Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 35.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 35.8% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica peaked at 35.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 2004.
Costa Rica ranks 36th of 38 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 32.1% | — |
| 2004 | 30.4% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 30.9% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 30.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 35.8% | +15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.0% | 30.4% | 32.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 35.8% | 35.8% | 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 35.8% 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 35.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 2004.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th out of 38 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, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release