Primary completion rate, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Primary completion rate, male was 106.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary 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
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, male in Costa Rica is 106.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Costa Rica peaked at 106.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.0%, in 2006.
Costa Rica ranks 11th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 90.8% | — |
| 2004 | 90.3% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 90.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 89.5% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 88.3% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 96.3% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 93.8% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 96.7% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 93.6% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 93.4% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 93.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 92.2% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 90.9% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 90.2% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 100.6% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 93.9% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 100.1% | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 106.8% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.0% | 84.0% | 96.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 90.2% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 93.9% | 106.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,537 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Costa Rica?
- Primary completion rate, male in Costa Rica was 106.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 106.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.0% in 2006.
- How does Costa Rica rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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, male (% 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.