Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes was 96.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
96.1%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
6th
of 40 countries
All-time high
96.1%
in 2018
All-time low
77.5%
in 2001
Years of data
19
2000–2018

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

0204060801002000200920182000: 77.6 %2001: 77.5 %2002: 79.2 %2003: 84 %2004: 86 %2005: 86.9 %2006: 87 %2007: 87.6 %2008: 87.7 %2009: 89 %2010: 88.3 %2011: 89.6 %2012: 92.1 %2013: 93.3 %2014: 92.4 %2015: 93 %2016: 93.4 %2017: 94.2 %2018: 96.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 96.1% for completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Costa Rica peaked at 96.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 77.5%, in 2001.

Costa Rica ranks 6th of 40 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes (%) in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2018.
Year % Change
2000 77.6%
2001 77.5% -0.1%
2002 79.2% +2.1%
2003 84.0% +6.1%
2004 86.0% +2.3%
2005 86.9% +1.1%
2006 87.0% +0.1%
2007 87.6% +0.7%
2008 87.7% +0.1%
2009 89.0% +1.5%
2010 88.3% -0.8%
2011 89.6% +1.5%
2012 92.1% +2.7%
2013 93.3% +1.3%
2014 92.4% -1.0%
2015 93.0% +0.6%
2016 93.4% +0.5%
2017 94.2% +0.8%
2018 96.1% +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 84.2% 77.5% 89.0% 10
2010s 92.5% 88.3% 96.1% 9

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 3 Mongolia 97.6% compare
  2. 4 Mexico 97.2% compare
  3. 5 Chile 96.3% compare
  4. 7 Viet Nam 96.0% compare
  5. 8 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 95.8% compare
  6. 9 Indonesia 95.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Costa Rica?
Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Costa Rica was 96.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 77.5% in 2001.
How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 6th out of 40 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
40 places, 369 data points, 1996–2019
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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/