Brazil vs Costa Rica: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Brazil
0.8%
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.8%
in 2023
Brazil rank
50th
Costa Rica rank
47th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Brazil, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 50th and Costa Rica ranks 47th of 112 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Brazil ranks 50th and Costa Rica ranks 47th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release