Costa Rica vs Viet Nam: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Costa Rica
27.5%
in 2023
Viet Nam
30.6%
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
18th
Viet Nam rank
16th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Costa Rica
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 30.6% against 27.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 18th and Viet Nam ranks 16th of 124 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.4% | 43.9% | 3.5% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 29.4% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
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 Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 30.6% against 27.5% in Costa Rica as of 2016.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Costa Rica and Viet Nam?
- 3.1%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Viet Nam?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2016.
- How do Costa Rica and Viet Nam rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th and Viet Nam ranks 16th 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, female (%). 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