Costa Rica vs Qatar: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Costa Rica
36.2%
in 2023
Qatar
37.6%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
22nd
Qatar rank
19th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Costa Rica
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 37.6% against 36.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Qatar ranks 19th of 124 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.3% | 19.5% | 11.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 28.1% | 6.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 37.4% | 1.1% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Costa Rica or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 37.6% against 36.2% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Costa Rica and Qatar?
- 1.4%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Qatar?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Qatar rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Qatar ranks 19th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). 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