School completion in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School completion was 98.94 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
98.94
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
60th
of 165 countries
All-time high
98.94
in 2025
All-time low
77.77
in 1986
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Costa Rica, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, school completion in Costa Rica stood at 98.94. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Costa Rica peaked at 98.94 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 77.77, in 1986.
Costa Rica ranks 60th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 79.38 | — |
| 1982 | 79.14 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 78.81 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 78.41 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 77.99 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 77.77 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 77.79 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 77.98 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 78.17 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 78.39 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 78.62 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 79.02 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 79.58 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 80.19 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 80.74 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 81.2 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 81.61 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 82.15 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 82.83 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 83.7 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 84.69 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 85.82 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 87.07 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 88.24 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 89.21 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 89.87 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 90.37 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 90.78 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 91.27 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 91.86 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 92.51 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 93.19 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 93.89 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 94.63 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 95.37 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 96.07 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 96.68 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 97.16 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 97.57 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 97.92 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 98.2 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.43 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.64 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.8 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 98.94 | +0.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 98.94 is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.6, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 98.94 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.67, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.38 | 77.77 | 79.38 | 9 |
| 1990s | 80.43 | 78.39 | 82.83 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.1 | 83.7 | 91.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.89 | 91.86 | 97.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.49 | 97.92 | 98.94 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.16 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.51 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,015 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,694 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,047 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion in Costa Rica?
- School completion in Costa Rica was 98.94 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 98.94 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.77 in 1986.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school completion?
- Costa Rica ranks 60th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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