Costa Rica—Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)
Costa Rica's lower secondary completion rate (%) was 61.4% in 2024, ranking #145 out of 193 countries. This represents a -1.4% change from 2023. Over the past 24 years, the highest recorded value was 70.4% (2019) and the lowest was 40.5% (2000). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 61.4% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 62.3% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 65.3% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 67.6% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 65.4% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 70.4% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 66.1% | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 56.4% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 55.1% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 53.3% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 57.5% | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 51.0% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 52.9% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 51.4% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 56.6% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 54.4% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 54.6% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 55.1% | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 49.9% | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 43.9% | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 41.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 40.5% |
Top Countries — Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 148.1% | 2024 |
| 2 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 129.5% | 2024 |
| 3 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 119.7% | 2023 |
| 4 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 116.6% | 2024 |
| 5 | Marshall Islands | 114.1% | 2024 |
| 6 | Gibraltar | 110.3% | 2024 |
| 7 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 109.9% | 2024 |
| 8 | Aruba | 107.2% | 2022 |
| 9 | Antigua and Barbuda | 106.0% | 2022 |
| 10 | Brunei Darussalam | 105.0% | 2024 |
About This Indicator
Definition
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.
Methodology
Data compiled by Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Detailed documentation is available at: https://api.uis.unesco.org/api/public/documentation/, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), date accessed: 2025-09-22, date published: 2025-09.
Unit
% of relevant age group