Costa Rica vs Ghana: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Costa Rica
21.6%
in 2023
Ghana
21.8%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
10th
Ghana rank
9th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Costa Rica
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 21.8% against 21.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 10th and Ghana ranks 9th of 124 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.1% | 27.7% | 11.6% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 34.2% | 13.9% | Ghana |
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 Ghana?
- Ghana, at 21.8% against 21.6% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Costa Rica and Ghana?
- 0.2%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ghana?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Ghana rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Costa Rica ranks 10th and Ghana ranks 9th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, male (%). 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