Primary completion rate, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Primary completion rate, female was 105.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female 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 primary completion rate, female in Costa Rica is 105.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Costa Rica peaked at 105.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85.1%, in 2006.
That places Costa Rica 18th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 92.4% | — |
| 2004 | 90.7% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 91.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 85.1% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 91.4% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 95.4% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 94.1% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 95.5% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 91.4% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 92.9% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 92.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 91.5% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 91.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 93.5% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 98.7% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 100.1% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 92.4% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 101.2% | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 105.9% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.0% | 85.1% | 95.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 91.3% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 92.4% | 105.9% | 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 primary completion rate, female in Costa Rica?
- Primary completion rate, female in Costa Rica was 105.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 105.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.1% in 2006.
- How does Costa Rica rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. 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 Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.