Costa Rica - Lower secondary completion rate
Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)
Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Costa Rica was 71.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 74.85 in 2019, while its lowest value was 21.20 in 1970.
Definition: Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 21.20 |
| 1971 | 23.53 |
| 1972 | 28.47 |
| 1981 | 36.51 |
| 1982 | 34.57 |
| 1985 | 30.53 |
| 1986 | 29.83 |
| 1987 | 28.52 |
| 1988 | 29.13 |
| 1989 | 27.75 |
| 1991 | 31.12 |
| 1992 | 33.58 |
| 1993 | 31.92 |
| 1994 | 34.11 |
| 1995 | 34.25 |
| 1996 | 34.19 |
| 1999 | 41.14 |
| 2000 | 47.13 |
| 2001 | 46.23 |
| 2002 | 47.04 |
| 2004 | 56.17 |
| 2005 | 59.99 |
| 2006 | 59.96 |
| 2007 | 60.09 |
| 2008 | 62.38 |
| 2009 | 58.38 |
| 2010 | 57.86 |
| 2011 | 57.69 |
| 2012 | 62.68 |
| 2013 | 59.18 |
| 2014 | 62.57 |
| 2015 | 62.74 |
| 2016 | 59.39 |
| 2017 | 63.20 |
| 2018 | 74.61 |
| 2019 | 74.85 |
| 2020 | 71.05 |
Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)
Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Costa Rica was 67.48 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 73.17 in 2019, while its lowest value was 17.70 in 1970.
Definition: Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 17.70 |
| 1971 | 18.86 |
| 1972 | 23.56 |
| 1981 | 28.73 |
| 1982 | 28.37 |
| 1985 | 25.98 |
| 1986 | 26.97 |
| 1987 | 25.79 |
| 1988 | 26.44 |
| 1989 | 24.92 |
| 1991 | 27.15 |
| 1992 | 29.06 |
| 1993 | 27.61 |
| 1994 | 29.03 |
| 1995 | 29.08 |
| 1996 | 28.48 |
| 1999 | 34.96 |
| 2000 | 40.38 |
| 2001 | 39.25 |
| 2002 | 40.93 |
| 2004 | 48.02 |
| 2005 | 52.49 |
| 2006 | 51.84 |
| 2007 | 52.89 |
| 2008 | 53.84 |
| 2009 | 51.33 |
| 2010 | 50.52 |
| 2011 | 49.69 |
| 2012 | 54.58 |
| 2013 | 52.55 |
| 2014 | 55.13 |
| 2015 | 55.43 |
| 2016 | 53.77 |
| 2017 | 56.94 |
| 2018 | 66.18 |
| 2019 | 73.17 |
| 2020 | 67.48 |
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Costa Rica was 69.22 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 73.99 in 2019, while its lowest value was 19.42 in 1970.
Definition: Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 19.42 |
| 1971 | 21.16 |
| 1972 | 25.98 |
| 1980 | 31.29 |
| 1981 | 32.57 |
| 1982 | 31.43 |
| 1983 | 28.22 |
| 1984 | 26.89 |
| 1985 | 28.23 |
| 1986 | 28.38 |
| 1987 | 27.14 |
| 1988 | 27.77 |
| 1989 | 26.32 |
| 1990 | 28.07 |
| 1991 | 29.10 |
| 1992 | 31.27 |
| 1993 | 29.72 |
| 1994 | 31.52 |
| 1995 | 31.61 |
| 1996 | 31.28 |
| 1999 | 37.99 |
| 2000 | 43.69 |
| 2001 | 42.67 |
| 2002 | 43.93 |
| 2004 | 52.01 |
| 2005 | 56.16 |
| 2006 | 55.82 |
| 2007 | 56.41 |
| 2008 | 58.02 |
| 2009 | 54.78 |
| 2010 | 54.11 |
| 2011 | 53.60 |
| 2012 | 58.54 |
| 2013 | 55.79 |
| 2014 | 58.77 |
| 2015 | 59.00 |
| 2016 | 56.52 |
| 2017 | 60.00 |
| 2018 | 70.30 |
| 2019 | 73.99 |
| 2020 | 69.22 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
