Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Bulgaria
2.3%
in 2023
Costa Rica
2.5%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
90th
Costa Rica rank
87th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Bulgaria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.5% against 2.3% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 90th and Costa Rica ranks 87th of 121 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 1.7% | 1.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 0.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.7% | 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, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 2.5% against 2.3% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bulgaria ranks 90th and Costa Rica ranks 87th 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, 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