Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.8078 NPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica is 0.8078 NPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica peaked at 1.06 NPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.8078 NPIA, in 2024.
Costa Rica ranks 35th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | NPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.06 NPIA | — |
| 2004 | 1.01 NPIA | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9908 NPIA | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.976 NPIA | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9564 NPIA | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8078 NPIA | -15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9998 NPIA | 0.9564 NPIA | 1.06 NPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8078 NPIA | 0.8078 NPIA | 0.8078 NPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 32 Netherlands 0.8352 NPIA compare
- 33 Belgium 0.8316 NPIA compare
- 34 Ghana 0.819 NPIA compare
- 36 Switzerland 0.7834 NPIA compare
- 37 Germany 0.7219 NPIA compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (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 0.8078 NPIA 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 NPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8078 NPIA in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Costa Rica ranks 35th out of 37 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release