Lower secondary completion rate, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 59.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, male in Costa Rica stood at 59.6%.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Costa Rica peaked at 70.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 2002.
That places Costa Rica 139th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 40.9% | — |
| 2004 | 46.0% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 51.2% | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 50.8% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 51.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 52.4% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 48.4% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 49.4% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 47.4% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 51.9% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 51.2% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 51.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 62.7% | +16.2% |
| 2019 | 70.1% | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 66.4% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 64.4% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 60.4% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 59.6% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.7% | 40.9% | 52.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 47.4% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 59.6% | 66.4% | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.044 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 234,589 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0457 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Costa Rica?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Costa Rica was 59.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 70.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 139th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.