Costa Rica vs Zimbabwe: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Costa Rica
19.2%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
16.9%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
75th
Zimbabwe rank
77th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Costa Rica
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 19.2% against 16.9% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 75th and Zimbabwe ranks 77th of 129 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 2.3% | 12.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 12.8% | 7.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 16.1% | 1.6% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, Costa Rica or Zimbabwe?
- Costa Rica, at 19.2% against 16.9% in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Costa Rica and Zimbabwe?
- 2.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zimbabwe?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Zimbabwe rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Costa Rica ranks 75th and Zimbabwe ranks 77th of 129 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release