Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, both sexes in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, both sexes was 99.3% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
99.3%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
4th
of 30 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2009
All-time low
95.3%
in 2000
Years of data
19
2000–2018

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

0204060801002000200920182000: 95.3 %2001: 95.9 %2002: 95.4 %2003: 98.9 %2004: 96.8 %2005: 98 %2006: 99 %2007: 99.2 %2008: 97.6 %2009: 100 %2010: 97.1 %2011: 98.8 %2012: 96.7 %2013: 98.8 %2014: 98.5 %2015: 99.3 %2016: 99.6 %2017: 99.5 %2018: 99.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, both sexes in Costa Rica is 99.3%, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, both sexes in Costa Rica peaked at 100.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 95.3%, in 2000.

Costa Rica ranks 4th of 30 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, both sexes in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, both sexes (%) in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2018.
Year % Change
2000 95.3%
2001 95.9% +0.6%
2002 95.4% -0.5%
2003 98.9% +3.6%
2004 96.8% -2.0%
2005 98.0% +1.2%
2006 99.0% +1.0%
2007 99.2% +0.2%
2008 97.6% -1.5%
2009 100.0% +2.4%
2010 97.1% -2.9%
2011 98.8% +1.8%
2012 96.7% -2.2%
2013 98.8% +2.2%
2014 98.5% -0.4%
2015 99.3% +0.8%
2016 99.6% +0.3%
2017 99.5% -0.1%
2018 99.3% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 97.6% 95.3% 100.0% 10
2010s 98.6% 96.7% 99.6% 9

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 1 Panama 100.0% compare
  2. 2 Mongolia 99.9% compare
  3. 3 Uruguay 99.6% compare
  4. 5 Mexico 99.0% compare
  5. 6 Peru 98.9% compare
  6. 7 Philippines 98.7% compare

See the full ranking of 30 places →

More reference data data for Costa Rica

All data for Costa Rica →

Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, both sexes in Costa Rica?
Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, both sexes in Costa Rica was 99.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2009.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 95.3% in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 4th out of 30 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, both sexes rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, both sexes in Costa Rica. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/completion-rate-primary-education-richest-quintile-both-sexes-percent/costa-rica/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/completion-rate-primary-education-richest-quintile-both-sexes-percent/costa-rica/">Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, both sexes in Costa Rica</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, richest 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/