Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female was 65.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
65.5%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
14th
of 21 countries
All-time high
66.7%
in 2014
All-time low
47.2%
in 2005
Years of data
19
2000–2018

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

02040602000200920182000: 48.7 %2001: 48.3 %2002: 47.2 %2003: 52 %2004: 50.4 %2005: 47.2 %2006: 52.6 %2007: 51.8 %2008: 49.9 %2009: 55.7 %2010: 55.9 %2011: 63.7 %2012: 60.8 %2013: 60.3 %2014: 66.7 %2015: 63 %2016: 64.4 %2017: 65.2 %2018: 65.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 65.5% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in 2018.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Costa Rica peaked at 66.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 2005.

That places Costa Rica 14th out of 21 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, upper secondary education, urban, female in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female (%) in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2018.
Year % Change
2000 48.7%
2001 48.3% -0.7%
2002 47.2% -2.3%
2003 52.0% +10.1%
2004 50.4% -3.0%
2005 47.2% -6.4%
2006 52.6% +11.4%
2007 51.8% -1.4%
2008 49.9% -3.8%
2009 55.7% +11.7%
2010 55.9% +0.3%
2011 63.7% +14.0%
2012 60.8% -4.6%
2013 60.3% -0.8%
2014 66.7% +10.6%
2015 63.0% -5.5%
2016 64.4% +2.1%
2017 65.2% +1.3%
2018 65.5% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 50.4% 47.2% 55.7% 10
2010s 62.8% 55.9% 66.7% 9

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 11 El Salvador 71.8% compare
  2. 12 Nigeria 68.4% compare
  3. 13 Mexico 66.1% compare
  4. 15 Honduras 58.1% compare
  5. 16 Uruguay 46.9% compare
  6. 17 Ethiopia 40.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Costa Rica?
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Costa Rica was 65.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2014.
What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 2005.
How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female?
Costa Rica ranks 14th out of 21 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. 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, upper secondary education, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
21 places, 273 data points, 1996–2018
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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/