Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both was 69.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
69.3%
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
15th
of 30 countries
All-time high
69.3%
in 2018
All-time low
33.3%
in 2001
Years of data
19
2000–2018

Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Costa Rica, 2000–2018

02040602000200920182000: 34.4 %2001: 33.3 %2002: 41.9 %2003: 40 %2004: 39.9 %2005: 41.2 %2006: 43.3 %2007: 45 %2008: 51 %2009: 48.2 %2010: 51.5 %2011: 53.3 %2012: 58.4 %2013: 56.9 %2014: 59.8 %2015: 62.3 %2016: 65.1 %2017: 64 %2018: 69.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Costa Rica stood at 69.3%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Costa Rica peaked at 69.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 2001.

That places Costa Rica 15th out of 30 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both sexes (%) in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2018.
Year % Change
2000 34.4%
2001 33.3% -3.4%
2002 41.9% +26.0%
2003 40.0% -4.5%
2004 39.9% -0.3%
2005 41.2% +3.2%
2006 43.3% +5.2%
2007 45.0% +3.9%
2008 51.0% +13.1%
2009 48.2% -5.4%
2010 51.5% +6.7%
2011 53.3% +3.5%
2012 58.4% +9.7%
2013 56.9% -2.6%
2014 59.8% +5.1%
2015 62.3% +4.2%
2016 65.1% +4.5%
2017 64.0% -1.7%
2018 69.3% +8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.8% 33.3% 51.0% 10
2010s 60.0% 51.5% 69.3% 9

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 12 Paraguay 71.2% compare
  2. 13 Colombia 70.7% compare
  3. 14 Uruguay 70.2% compare
  4. 16 El Salvador 64.4% compare
  5. 17 Bangladesh 57.7% compare
  6. 18 Nigeria 44.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Costa Rica?
Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Costa Rica was 69.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 2001.
How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both?
Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 30 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 314 data points, 1999–2019
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/