Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Costa Rica
2.5%
in 2023
Ecuador
2.7%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
91st
Ecuador rank
88th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 2.7% against 2.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 91st and Ecuador ranks 88th of 121 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 2.0% | 0.6% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 3.3% | 1.0% | Ecuador |
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 Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 2.7% against 2.5% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Costa Rica ranks 91st and Ecuador ranks 88th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics 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