Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes was 96.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
96.3%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
10th
of 42 countries
All-time high
96.3%
in 2018
All-time low
82.7%
in 2000
Years of data
19
2000–2018

Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Costa Rica, 2000–2018

0204060801002000200920182000: 82.7 %2001: 82.9 %2002: 84.8 %2003: 87.6 %2004: 89.7 %2005: 90.6 %2006: 89.8 %2007: 90.9 %2008: 91.2 %2009: 92 %2010: 91.2 %2011: 93.5 %2012: 93.4 %2013: 93.4 %2014: 94.5 %2015: 94.7 %2016: 95.3 %2017: 96.2 %2018: 96.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Costa Rica is 96.3%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Costa Rica peaked at 96.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 82.7%, in 2000.

Costa Rica ranks 10th of 42 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 88.2% 82.7% 92.0% 10
2010s 94.3% 91.2% 96.3% 9

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 7 Peru 97.0% compare
  2. 8 Indonesia 96.6% compare
  3. 9 Vietnam 96.6% compare
  4. 11 Chile 96.3% compare
  5. 12 Panama 96.1% compare
  6. 13 Brazil 95.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Costa Rica?
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Costa Rica was 96.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 82.7% in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 10th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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, primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (%)
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/