Costa Rica vs Türkiye: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Costa Rica
2.5%
in 2023
Türkiye
2.3%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
87th
Türkiye rank
89th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Costa Rica
- Türkiye
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.5% against 2.3% in Türkiye, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Türkiye's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Türkiye ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 87th and Türkiye ranks 89th of 121 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 4.5% | 2.9% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 3.2% | 1.4% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 0.4% | 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 Türkiye?
- Costa Rica, at 2.5% against 2.3% in Türkiye as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Costa Rica and Türkiye?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Türkiye?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Türkiye rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Costa Rica ranks 87th and Türkiye ranks 89th 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