Costa Rica vs Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Costa Rica
2.4%
in 2023
Norway
2.6%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
62nd
Norway rank
59th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Costa Rica
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.6% against 2.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Norway ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Norway ranks 59th of 121 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.2% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.2% | 0.1% | Norway |
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 Norway?
- Norway, at 2.6% against 2.4% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Costa Rica and Norway?
- 0.2%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Norway?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Norway rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Norway ranks 59th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies 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