Lower secondary completion rate, total in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 61.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in Costa Rica is 61.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Costa Rica peaked at 70.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 43.9%, in 2002.
That places Costa Rica 140th 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, total in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 43.9% | — |
| 2004 | 49.9% | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 55.1% | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 54.6% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 54.4% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 56.6% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 51.4% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 52.9% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 51.0% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 57.5% | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 53.3% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 55.1% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 56.4% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 66.1% | +17.1% |
| 2019 | 70.4% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 65.4% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 67.6% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 65.3% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 62.3% | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 61.4% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.3% | 43.9% | 56.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 51.0% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 61.4% | 67.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 137 Vanuatu 64.6% compare
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- 141 Gambia 61.3% compare
- 142 Solomon Islands 57.8% compare
- 143 Sierra Leone 57.1% compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 228,863 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 123,741 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 221,811 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.17 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 34,294 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,765 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 119,754 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Costa Rica?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Costa Rica was 61.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 140th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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, total (% 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.