Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 43.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica stood at 43.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica peaked at 43.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 1973.
That places Costa Rica 93rd out of 142 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 10.6% | — |
| 2001 | 28.5% | +167.9% |
| 2002 | 29.1% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 30.0% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 30.9% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 33.5% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 35.7% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 36.5% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 35.5% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 36.5% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 36.4% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 40.2% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 38.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 36.7% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 39.7% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 38.4% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 40.9% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 41.0% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 42.4% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 43.3% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 28.5% | 36.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 35.5% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 40.0% | 43.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 43.3% 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 43.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 1973.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Costa Rica ranks 93rd out of 142 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 7.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release