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

Costa Rica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male was 54.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
54.8%
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
14th
of 21 countries
All-time high
59.6%
in 2013
All-time low
39.2%
in 2007
Years of data
19
2000–2018

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

02040602000200920182000: 41.4 %2001: 46.2 %2002: 42.9 %2003: 45.2 %2004: 43.5 %2005: 43.6 %2006: 46.3 %2007: 39.2 %2008: 45.1 %2009: 45.1 %2010: 51.1 %2011: 41.4 %2012: 54.1 %2013: 59.6 %2014: 54.7 %2015: 48.1 %2016: 54.2 %2017: 50.6 %2018: 54.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Costa Rica stood at 54.8%.

That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Costa Rica peaked at 59.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 39.2%, in 2007.

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, male in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male (%) in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2018.
Year % Change
2000 41.4%
2001 46.2% +11.7%
2002 42.9% -7.2%
2003 45.2% +5.4%
2004 43.5% -3.9%
2005 43.6% +0.2%
2006 46.3% +6.2%
2007 39.2% -15.3%
2008 45.1% +14.9%
2009 45.1% +0.1%
2010 51.1% +13.3%
2011 41.4% -18.9%
2012 54.1% +30.5%
2013 59.6% +10.3%
2014 54.7% -8.2%
2015 48.1% -12.0%
2016 54.2% +12.7%
2017 50.6% -6.7%
2018 54.8% +8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43.8% 39.2% 46.3% 10
2010s 52.1% 41.4% 59.6% 9

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 11 Argentina 65.1% compare
  2. 12 Mexico 60.6% compare
  3. 13 Dominican Republic 58.3% compare
  4. 15 Honduras 46.5% compare
  5. 16 Guinea 42.0% compare
  6. 17 Ethiopia 39.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Costa Rica?
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Costa Rica was 54.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 59.6% in 2013.
What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 39.2% in 2007.
How does Costa Rica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male?
Costa Rica ranks 14th out of 21 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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, upper secondary education, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male (%)
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/