Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.11 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1.11 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica peaked at 1.14 index in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9629 index, in 1986.
Costa Rica ranks 36th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9973 index | — |
| 1982 | 1 index | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9894 index | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9761 index | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9629 index | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9633 index | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9675 index | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9757 index | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9823 index | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9871 index | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9953 index | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1 index | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.01 index | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1 index | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.01 index | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.02 index | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.04 index | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.06 index | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.08 index | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.1 index | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.11 index | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.11 index | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.11 index | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.11 index | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.11 index | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.12 index | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.13 index | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.14 index | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.14 index | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.14 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.14 index | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.13 index | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.12 index | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.11 index | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.11 index | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.11 index | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.11 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.11 index | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.11 index | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.11 index | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.11 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.11 index | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.11 index | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.11 index | -0.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1.11 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 index, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1.11 index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07 index, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9821 index | 0.9629 index | 1 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.01 index | 0.9823 index | 1.06 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 index | 1.08 index | 1.14 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 index | 1.11 index | 1.14 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 index | 1.11 index | 1.11 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More gender data for Costa Rica
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 838.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,413 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,413 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8911 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,214 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,387 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Costa Rica was 1.11 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 index in 2011.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9629 index in 1986.
- How does Costa Rica rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.