Costa Rica vs Samoa: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Costa Rica
11.0%
in 2023
Samoa
11.6%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
70th
Samoa rank
67th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Costa Rica
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 11.6% against 11.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 70th and Samoa ranks 67th of 123 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.4% | 16.2% | 1.8% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 13.2% | 1.3% | Samoa |
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 Samoa?
- Samoa, at 11.6% against 11.0% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 0.6%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Samoa rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Costa Rica ranks 70th and Samoa ranks 67th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare 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