Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female was 75.4% in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
75.4%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
18th
of 42 countries
All-time high
75.4%
in 2018
All-time low
48.6%
in 2000
Years of data
19
2000–2018

Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Costa Rica, 2000–2018

0204060802000200920182000: 48.6 %2001: 52.5 %2002: 53.8 %2003: 55.7 %2004: 56.3 %2005: 55.2 %2006: 57.2 %2007: 56.9 %2008: 60.7 %2009: 61.5 %2010: 65.8 %2011: 72.3 %2012: 70.4 %2013: 72.2 %2014: 70.8 %2015: 73.4 %2016: 73.5 %2017: 74.2 %2018: 75.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Costa Rica is 75.4%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Costa Rica peaked at 75.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 2000.

Costa Rica ranks 18th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 55.8% 48.6% 61.5% 10
2010s 72.0% 65.8% 75.4% 9

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 15 Paraguay 82.7% compare
  2. 16 Colombia 80.0% compare
  3. 17 Uruguay 78.8% compare
  4. 19 El Salvador 75.1% compare
  5. 20 Kenya 74.9% compare
  6. 21 Bangladesh 70.5% compare

See the full ranking of 42 places β†’

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All data for Costa Rica β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Costa Rica?
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Costa Rica was 75.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female?
Costa Rica ranks 18th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 391 data points, 1996–2019
Last refreshed

The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/