Primary school completion rate in Costa Rica
The primary completion rate in Costa Rica was 106.4% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2002.
Costa Rica, 2024
106.4%
Change from 2023
+5.7percentage points
World, 2024
88.0%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
98.7%
Primary school completion rate in Costa Rica over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Costa Rica | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 106.4% | 88.0% |
| 2023 | 100.7% | 87.3% |
| 2022 | 93.2% | 91.1% |
| 2021 | 100.3% | 88.7% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | 88.0% |
| 2019 | 93.7% | 87.9% |
| 2018 | 90.8% | 88.1% |
| 2017 | 91.2% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 92.4% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 92.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 95.2% | 88.3% |
| 2012 | 93.8% | 88.1% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | 87.8% |
| 2010 | 94.7% | 88.5% |
| 2009 | 95.9% | 89.0% |
| 2008 | 89.6% | 88.2% |
| 2007 | 90.4% | 86.5% |
| 2006 | 84.6% | 85.3% |
| 2005 | 90.8% | 85.0% |
| 2004 | 90.5% | 84.2% |
| 2003 | – | 83.5% |
| 2002 | 91.6% | 83.3% |
| 2001 | – | 82.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +5.7 percentage points from 100.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 92.4%, the figure has changed by +14.0 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 88.0%.
More for Costa Rica
All statistics for Costa Rica
Primary school enrolment (gross)
104.8%
2024 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
121.8%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
18.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
99.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
90.3%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
81.7%
2024 · UNESCO UIS