Costa Rica vs Cyprus: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Costa Rica
24.9%
in 2023
Cyprus
23.6%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
15th
Cyprus rank
17th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Costa Rica
- Cyprus
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 24.9% against 23.6% in Cyprus, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Cyprus ranks 17th of 126 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Cyprus in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.6% | 12.8% | 20.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 17.7% | 5.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 25.4% | 0.0% | Cyprus |
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 Cyprus?
- Costa Rica, at 24.9% against 23.6% in Cyprus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Costa Rica and Cyprus?
- 1.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cyprus?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Cyprus rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Cyprus ranks 17th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education 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