Austria vs Costa Rica: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary

Austria
21.3%
in 2023
Costa Rica
20.4%
in 2024
Austria rank
73rd
Costa Rica rank
75th

Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary over time

  • Austria
  • Costa Rica
51015202530197319982024

How they compare

Austria currently reports 21.3% against 20.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Austria ranks 73rd and Costa Rica ranks 75th of 129 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 15.3% 16.5% 1.3% Costa Rica
2010s 24.0% 20.4% 3.6% Austria
2020s 26.7% 19.9% 6.8% Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, Austria or Costa Rica?
Austria, at 21.3% against 20.4% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary between Austria and Costa Rica?
0.9%, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Costa Rica?
22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Austria and Costa Rica rank globally for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
Austria ranks 73rd and Costa Rica ranks 75th of 129 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Austria vs Costa Rica: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary. Statizoid, drawing on Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/educational-attainment-at-least-completed-short-cycle-tertiary-population-25-total/austria/costa-rica/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/educational-attainment-at-least-completed-short-cycle-tertiary-population-25-total/austria/costa-rica/">Austria vs Costa Rica: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)
Unit
cumulative
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
129 places, 2,142 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.